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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Rolón.
Chiqui Arce Personal information Full name Francisco Javier Arce Rolón Date of birth 2 April 1971 Place of birth Paraguari, Paraguay Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Paraguay (manager) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1994 Cerro Porteño ? (?) 1994–1998 Grêmio 41 (5) 1998–2002 Palmeiras 93 (24) 2003 Gamba Osaka 16 (1) 2004–2005 Libertad 6 (0) 2006 12 Octubre ? (?) National team 1995–2004 Paraguay 61 (5) Teams managed 2007–2011 Rubio Ñu 2011– Paraguay * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (born 2 April 1971 in Paraguari) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2002.
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Career
As player
Arce started his career in Paraguay playing for Cerro Porteño, where he won the national championship on three occasions. He then moved to Brazil where he played for big clubs such as Grêmio and Palmeiras and won international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores. Arce played for Paraguay in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups and has appeared 61 times for his country. He was famous for his free kick shot technique, scoring many goals this way such as during the World Cup 2002 where he scored a wonderful freekick against South Africa.
As coach
After retiring from football as a player, Arce became a coach and managed the Paraguayan second division team Club Rubio Ñú, leading the squad to the 2nd division championship in 2008.Grande "Chiqui" (Spanish) He is now paraguay's national team manager
Club career statistics
Club performance League Season Club League Apps Goals Brazil League 1995 Grêmio Série A 9 1 1996 16 2 1997 16 2 1998 Palmeiras Série A 24 5 1999 10 0 2000 17 4 2001 21 6 2002 21 9 Japan League 2003 Gamba Osaka J. League 1 16 1 Paraguay League 2004 Libertad Primera División 6 0 Country Brazil 134 29 Japan 16 1 Paraguay 6 0 Total 156 30 International career statistics
Paraguay national team Year Apps Goals 1995 5 0 1996 5 1 1997 12 0 1998 11 2 1999 5 0 2000 4 0 2001 6 1 2002 8 1 2003 4 0 2004 1 0 Total 61 5 Honours
As player
- Cerro Porteño
- Liga Paraguaya: 1991, 1992, 1994
- Grêmio
- Libertadores Cup: 1995
- Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1995, 1996
- South American Recup: 1996
- Brazilian Série A: 1996
- Brazilian Cup: 1997
- Palmeiras
- Brazilian Cup: 1998
- Mercosur Cup: 1998
- Libertadores Cup: 1999
- Brazilian Champions Cup: 2000
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2000
As coach
- Rubio Ñú
- Paraguayan 2nd division: 2008
References
External links
- International statistics at rsssf
- Profile at National Football Teams
Paraguay squads Paraguay squad – 1992 Summer Olympics Paraguay squad – 1995 Copa América Paraguay squad – 1997 Copa América Paraguay squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Paraguay squad – 1999 Copa América Paraguay squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Chilavert (c) • 2 Arce • 3 Sarabia • 4 Gamarra • 5 Ayala • 6 Struway • 7 Báez • 8 Alvarenga • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Acuña • 11 Campos • 12 Villar • 13 Paredes • 14 Gavilán • 15 Bonet • 16 Morínigo • 17 Franco • 18 Cáceres • 19 Sanabria • 20 Cardozo • 21 Caniza • 22 Tavarelli • 23 Cuevas • Coach: MaldiniParaguay national football team – managers Laguna (1921–22) · Solich (1922–29) · Laguna (1929–45) · Solich (1945–46) · González (1946–47) · Solich (1947–51) · Ramírez (1951–55) · González (1955–59) · Laterza (1959–62) · Solich (1962–65) · González (1965–74) · Benítez (1974–76) · Rodríguez (1976–80) · Monin (1980–83) · Miranda (1983–85) · Ré (1986–88) · Manera (1988–89) · Valdez (1990) · Kiese (1991–92) · Markarián (1992–93) · Solalinde (1993–94) · Kubala (1995) · Carpegiani (1996–98) · Almeida (1998–99) · Markarián (1999–2001) · Maldini (2001–02) · Ruiz (2002–06) · Amarilla (2006–07) · Martino (2007–11) · Arce (2011–)
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Paraguay
- Paraguay international footballers
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1997 Copa América players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Cerro Porteño footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Gamba Osaka players
- J. League Division 1 players
- Paraguayan football managers
- Cerro Porteño
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