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Francisco Javier Arce Rolón (born April 2, 1971 in Paraguari
Paraguarí

City of Paraguay, capital of the Paraguar? Department , 66 km away from the country?s capital city ....
) is a retired Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
an soccer player at the position of right defender
Defender (football)

In association football , a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from scoring.There are four types of defender - centre back, sweeper, full back, and wing back....
 who played 61 times for the Paraguay national team
Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociaci?n Paraguaya de F?tbol.The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the Football World Cup on three occasions but has never advanced beyond that stage....
 between 1995 and 2002.

started his career in Paraguay playing for Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño

Club Cerro Porte?o is a traditional Paraguayan Association football team, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunci?n. The club was founded in 1912 and is the team that has played the most Copa Libertadores games without ever having won the tournament....
 where he won the national championship in three occasions. He then moved to Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 where he played for big clubs such as Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
 and Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo . The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Societ? Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942....
 and won international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores.






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Francisco Javier Arce Rolón (born April 2, 1971 in Paraguari
Paraguarí

City of Paraguay, capital of the Paraguar? Department , 66 km away from the country?s capital city ....
) is a retired Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
an soccer player at the position of right defender
Defender (football)

In association football , a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from scoring.There are four types of defender - centre back, sweeper, full back, and wing back....
 who played 61 times for the Paraguay national team
Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociaci?n Paraguaya de F?tbol.The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the Football World Cup on three occasions but has never advanced beyond that stage....
 between 1995 and 2002.

Career


As player

Arce started his career in Paraguay playing for Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño

Club Cerro Porte?o is a traditional Paraguayan Association football team, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunci?n. The club was founded in 1912 and is the team that has played the most Copa Libertadores games without ever having won the tournament....
 where he won the national championship in three occasions. He then moved to Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 where he played for big clubs such as Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
 and Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo . The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Societ? Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942....
 and won international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores. Arce played for Paraguay
Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociaci?n Paraguaya de F?tbol.The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the Football World Cup on three occasions but has never advanced beyond that stage....
 in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
s and has appeared 61 times for his country. He was famous for his free kick
Free kick

A free kick is used to restart play in several codes of football:* Association football :** Direct free kick, from which one may score directly...
 shot technique, scoring many goals this way such as during the World Cup 2002 where he scored a wonderful freekick against South Africa
South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana , is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association....
. His nickname is Chiqui Arce.

As coach

After retiring from football as a player Arce became a coach and managed Paraguayan second division team Club Rubio Ñú
Club Rubio Ñú

Club Rubio N?, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Sant?sima Trinidad. The club was founded August 24, 1913 and plays in the Liga Paraguaya: Segunda Divisi?n division of the Paraguayan league ....
, leading them to the 2nd division championship in 2008.

Honours


As player

Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño

Club Cerro Porte?o is a traditional Paraguayan Association football team, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunci?n. The club was founded in 1912 and is the team that has played the most Copa Libertadores games without ever having won the tournament....
    • Liga Paraguaya: 1991, 1992, 1994
Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
    • Libertadores Cup: 1995
    • Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1995, 1996
    • South American Recup: 1996
    • Brazilian Série A: 1996
    • Brazilian Cup: 1997
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo . The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Societ? Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942....
    • 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


External links

  • at rsssf
  • at National Football Teams