Luís Roberto Alves

Mexican footballer (born 1967)
Luís Roberto Alves
Alves in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranić
Date of birth (1967-05-23) 23 May 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1983–1985 Corinthians[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1996 América 373 (157)
1996–1997 Atlante 30 (17)
1997–1998 América 35 (5)
1998–1999 Atlante 42 (7)
2000–2003 Necaxa 104 (23)
Total 584 (209)
International career
1988–2001 Mexico 84 (30)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Runner-up Copa América 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranić (born 23 May 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He is best known in Mexico as Zague, in honor to his father who was called the same and also played as a forward for Club América. Zague is the all-time top scorer for Club América.

Career

Born in Mexico, his father José Alves dos Santos was a Brazilian forward who played for Club América and his mother was a Croatian housewife. Zague spent his childhood in Brazil beginning his youth football career with Corinthians.[2] He returned to Mexico in 1985 and made his debut with the Mexican Club América a year later.

On 2 October 2003, his testimonial game was celebrated at the Estadio Azteca where America would defeat FC Barcelona 2–0.[3]

He was a physically strong and fast striker who was regarded as the best in his prime years for both América and Mexico. He was Hugo Sánchez`s strike partner in the Mexican side who finished as runner-up in Copa América 1993, where he finished up as Mexico's top goalscorer of the tournament.

He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup in which Mexico won the trophy and was the tournament top scorer with 11 goals which is still a CONCACAF record. Seven of those goals were scored against Martinique.

He scored 30 goals in 84 caps for his country.

In the Primera División de México he is the 7th highest goalscorer with 209 goals.

Since 2018, Zague is an analyst for TV Azteca, alongside Luis García and Jorge Campos.[4]

Honours

América

Mexico

Individual

Career statistics

International goals

[5]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. March 29, 1988 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 2–0 8–0 Friendly
2. 4–0
3. January 21, 1989 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico  Poland 1–0 3–1 Friendly
4. January 17, 1990 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Argentina 2–0 2–0 Friendly
5. March 14, 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Canada 1–0 3–0 1991 North American Nations Cup
6. 2–0
7. June 28, 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Jamaica 2–1 4–1 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. November 8, 1992 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. December 6, 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–0 11–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. June 10, 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Paraguay 3–0 3–1 Friendly
11. June 16, 1993 Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala, Ecuador  Colombia 1–1 1–2 1993 Copa América
12. June 27, 1993 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Peru 2–0 4–2 1993 Copa América
13. July 11, 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Martinique 1–0 9–0 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14. 2–0
15. 3–0
16. 5–0
17. 6–0
18. 7–0
19. 8–0
20. July 18, 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Canada 4–0 8–0 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21. 5–0
22. July 22, 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Jamaica 5–1 6–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23. July 25, 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  United States 3–0 4–0 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24. October 16, 1996 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Jamaica 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
25. October 30, 1996 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–0 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
26. November 6, 1996 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Honduras 3–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27. January 19, 1997 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States  United States 1–0 2–0 1997 U.S. Cup
28. March 2, 1997 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Canada 4–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
29. October 5, 1997 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 4–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
30. October 31, 2001 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico  El Salvador 3–0 4–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Zague recuerda con cariño a Trinidad - ESPN Video". Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  2. ^ "Zague recuerda con cariño a Trinidad - ESPN Video". Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  3. ^ "Festejo completo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "La 'bomba' invernal: Zague ficha por TV Azteca". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ^ Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" - Goals in International Matches

External links

  • International statistics at RSSSF.
  • Luís Roberto Alves at National-Football-Teams.com
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Mexico squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup third place
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Mexico squad – 1993 Copa América runners-up
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Mexico squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
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Mexico squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup third place
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Mexico squad – 1995 Copa América
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CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
Golden Ball
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Best Young Player
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