Juan Carlos Arce

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Juan Carlos Arce
Full name	Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano
Date of birth	April 10, 1985 (1985-04-10) (age 23)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Arabi
Youth clubs
	Tahuichi Academy
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2005 2006 2006-2007 2007 2008-	Oriente Petrolero → Portuguesa (loan) Oriente Petrolero → Corinthians (loan) Al-Arabi	98 (17) 15 0(4) 00 0(0)
National team²
2004-present	Bolivia	16 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 17 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 22, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano (born April 10, 1985 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian professional footballer currently playing for Al-Arabi in Qatar. He plays as a striker.

[edit] Biography

He started his career with the Academia Tahuichi, Bolivia's famous youth academy. In 2003 he signed for first division club Oriente Petrolero. During 2006 he went on a loan to Portuguesa, but returned to Oriente Petrolero soon after to complete the 2006 season. In January 2007 he was loaned to popular Brazilian team Corinthians. Despite having a good season with the Timão, Arce couldn't help the team avoid relegation, and with the arrival of a new manager, he was removed from the squad. He played in 15 games for Corinthians scoring 4 goals.

He played for Bolivia in the Copa América 2007, Arce scored his second goal with Bolivia in Copa América in a draw against Venezuela, the host country.