1. Francisco Arce is the current manager of Paraguayan Primera Division club Guarani.
10 Facts About Francisco Arce
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Francisco Arce has the distinction of being chosen seven times as the "Ideal Team of America", thus having been nominated the most times in history.
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Francisco Arce holds the distinction of having been selected in history as the coach on two occasions of the Paraguay national team.
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Francisco Arce then played for Brazilian clubs such as Gremio and Palmeiras and won international tournaments including the Copa Libertadores.
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Francisco Arce played for Paraguay in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups and has appeared 61 times for his country.
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Francisco Arce was famous for his free kick shot technique, where he scored goals during the World Cup 2002 including a freekick against South Africa.
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Francisco Arce was appointed 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.
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In March 2013, Francisco Arce was appointed coach of the Paraguayan Cerro Porteno.
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Francisco Arce won the Torneo Clausura in 2013 with Cerro Porteno in highly impressive form, as the club went the entire Clausura undefeated.
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On 15 March 2015, Francisco Arce was appointed manager of Olimpia, the arch-rivals of his old club Cerro Porteno.