Alejandro Arce (died before 1 April 2003) was a Paraguayan

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. He was part of Paraguay's

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that won the

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International career

Arce was selected in Paraguay's

for the

. He only played one game in the tournament, against

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on 8 March, as Paraguay won the competition, its first

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. It was his first cap with Paraguay. Arce was also included in Paraguay's

for the

1955 South American Championship The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tour ...

. He played all five games in the tournament, and the game against

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on 20 March was his sixth and last cap for Paraguay.

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Alejandro Arce
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