Francisco Arce

For the Mexican soldier of Alta California, see Rancho Santa Ysabel (Arce).

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	(1971-04-02) 2 April 1971
Place of birth	Paraguari, Paraguay
Height
Position(s)	Right back
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	?	(?)
International career
1992	Paraguay U23
1995–2004	Paraguay	61	(5)
Managerial career
2007–2011	Rubio Ñu
2011–2012	Paraguay
2013–2014	Cerro Porteño
2015–	Olimpia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko xaˈβjer ˈtʃiki ˈarse roˈlon]; born 2 April 1971) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He is currently the manager of Olimpia in Paraguay. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2002.

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.

Arce was appointed as coach of the Paraguay national football team in July 2011, but due to poor results on the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, he was sacked in June 2012.

In March 2013, Arce was appointed as new coach of Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño. He went on to win the Torneo Clausura in 2013 with Cerro Porteño in highly impressive form, as the club went the entire Clausura undefeated. After a 4-1 defeat to Club Guaraní on the 24th of August, 2014 he left Cerro Porteño.

On the 15th of March, 2015 Arce was appointed as the manager of Olimpia, the arch-rivals of his old club Cerro Porteño.

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
  • Copa Libertadores: 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
  • Copa Libertadores: 1999
  • Brazilian Champions Cup: 2000
  • Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2000

As coach

• Rubio Ñú
  • Paraguayan 2nd division: 2008
• Cerro Porteño
  • Paraguayan 1st division: 2013 (undefeated)

External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Francisco Arce at National-Football-Teams.com