Francisco Arce

Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (Latin American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko xaˈβjeɾ ˈtʃikj ˈaɾse roˈlon]; born 2 April 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Paraguayan Primera División club Olimpia.

For the Mexican soldier of Alta California, see Rancho Santa Ysabel (Arce).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Rolón.

Chiqui Arce
Arce in 2013
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Arce Rolón
Date of birth (1971-04-02) 2 April 1971
Place of birth Paraguari, Paraguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Cerro Porteño 162 (26)
1994–1998 Grêmio 134 (25)
1998–2002 Palmeiras 242 (57)
2003 Gamba Osaka 16 (1)
2004–2005 Libertad 6 (0)
2006 12 de Octubre 30 (4)
Total 590 (113)
International career
1995–2004 Paraguay 61 (5)
Managerial career
2007–2011 Rubio Ñu
2011–2012 Paraguay
2013–2014 Cerro Porteño
2015–2016 Olimpia
2016 Guaraní
2016–2017 Paraguay
2018 General Díaz
2018 Ohod
2019 Nacional
2020–2023 Cerro Porteño
2023– Olimpia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arce played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004.[1] He has the distinction of being chosen seven times as the "Ideal Team of America", thus having been nominated the most times in history. He also holds the distinction of having been selected in history as the coach on two occasions of the Paraguay national team.

Playing career

Arce started his career in Paraguay playing for his natal city club, 15 de Mayo, where he made his professional debut at the age of fifteen. The same year he was recruited by the Cerro Porteño club in the Paraguayan capital (Asuncion), where he won three national championships. Arce then played for Brazilian clubs such as Grêmio and Palmeiras and won international tournaments including 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, where he scored goals during the World Cup 2002 including a freekick against South Africa.

Coaching career

After retiring 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.[2]

Arce was appointed coach of the Paraguay national football team in July 2011,[3] but due to poor results on the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, he was sacked in June 2012.[4]

In March 2013, Arce was appointed coach of the Paraguayan Cerro Porteño.[5] He won 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 24 August 2014 Arce left Cerro Porteño.

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

A year later he coached the Guarani club with good results, leading to his position at the Paraguay national team.[6] In 2018, he was appointed as manager of General Díaz.

Career statistics

Club
Source:[7]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Grêmio 1995 Série A 91
1996 162
1997 162
Total 415
Palmeiras 1998 Série A 245
1999 100
2000 174
2001 216
2002 219
Total 9324
Gamba Osaka2003J1 League161
Libertad2004Primera División60
Career total 15630

International
Source:[8]
Paraguay national team
YearAppsGoals
199550
199651
1997120
1998112
199950
200040
200161
200281
200340
200410
Total615

International goals for Paraguay

Score and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[9]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 1996Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay
1–0
2–0
1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2.8 February 1998Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Poland
2–0
4–0
Friendly
3.14 March 1998Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States United States
2–2
2–2
4.8 November 2001Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela
1–2
1–3
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
5.2 June 2002Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea South Africa
2–0
2–2
2002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

As a player

Cerro Porteño

Grêmio

Palmeiras

As a coach

Rubio Ñú

Cerro Porteño

Club Olimpia|Olimpia

References
  1. "Es el DT de General Díaz - Fútbol - ABC Color".
  2. Grande "Chiqui" (in Spanish)
  3. Paraguay appoint Francisco Arce as new coach
  4. Paraguay appoint Arce sacked as Paraguay coach
  5. Após passar pela seleção paraguaia, Arce é apresentado como técnico do Cerro Porteño (in Portuguese) Archived 7 April 2013 at archive.today
  6. "Francisco Arce se convertirá en el nuevo entrenador de la selección paraguaya".
  7. Francisco Arce at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. RSSSF
  9. "Francisco Arce (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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