Francisco Arce

Francisco Javier " Chiqui " Arce Rolón ( born April 2, 1971 in Paraguarí ) is a former Paraguayan football player and football coach, who was 2012 National coach of the Paraguayan national football team until June.

• 2.1 as a player
• 2.2 as coach

Career

Association

Arce began his career at Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño, which he was able to win three times the Paraguayan championship. In 1994 he played the Brazilian first division club Gremio before he moved to league rivals Palmeiras São Paulo in 1998. With two clubs together, he won a total of eleven titles, including the Brazilian Championship, twice the national cup twice and the Copa Libertadores.

Shortly thereafter, he played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka and made ​​his professional career at Paraguayan club Libertad Club and Club 12 de Octubre finish.

National

Arce played at the Football World Cup in 1998 and 2002 for the Paraguayan national football team, which he achieved in each case the knockout stages. He was known for his shooting technique from free-kicks and so scored several hits. In his career, he ran to a total of 62 times for Paraguay and scored five goals.

Coach

After his career end Arce was 2007 coach of the Paraguayan second division clubs Club Rubio Ñu and led him in 2008 to the championship of the División Intermedia, thus also meant promotion to the first division.

Achievements

As a player

• Club Cerro Porteño Paraguayan champion: 1991, 1992, 1994

• Copa Libertadores: 1995
• State championship of Rio Grande do Sul: 1995, 1996
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1996
• Brazilian Champion: 1996
• Brazilian Cup winner: 1997

• Brazilian Cup winner: 1998
• Copa Mercosur: 1998
• Copa Libertadores: 1999
• Copa dos Champ: 2000
• Torneio Rio - São Paulo: 2000

As coach

• Club Rubio Ñu Master of second-rate División Intermedia: 2008