Luís Roberto Alves


Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranić, also known as Zaguinho and Zague, is a former Mexican footballer. He is the son of José Alves, the original "Zague".

Career

Born to Brazilian father and Croatian mother, Alves spent his childhood in Brazil beginning his youth football career with Corinthians. He returned to Mexico in 1985 and made his debut with the Mexican club América a year later.
On October 2, 2003, his testimonial game was celebrated at the Estadio Azteca where America would defeat FC Barcelona 2-0.
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 is the 6th highest Mexico goalscorer of all time with 30 goals and 11th in the appearance records with 84 caps.
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 Postigo and Jorge Campos.

Honours

Club

;América
;Mexico
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.March 29, 1988Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico2–08–0Friendly
2.March 29, 1988Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico4–08–0Friendly
3.January 21, 1989Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico1–03–1Friendly
4.January 17, 1990Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–02–0Friendly
5.March 14, 1991Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States1–03–01991 North American Nations Cup
6.March 14, 1991Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–03–01991 North American Nations Cup
7.June 28, 1991Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–14–11991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.November 8, 1992Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent1–04–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.December 6, 1992Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico6–011–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.June 10, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–03–1Friendly
11.June 16, 1993Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala, Ecuador1–11–21993 Copa América
12.June 27, 1993Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador2–04–21993 Copa América
13.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico2–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico5–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico6–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
18.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico7–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19.July 11, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico8–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
20.July 18, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico4–08–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21.July 18, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico5–08–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22.July 22, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico5–16–11993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23.July 25, 1993Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–04–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24.October 16, 1996Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.October 30, 1996Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.November 6, 1996Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.January 19, 1997Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States1–02–01997 U.S. Cup
28.March 2, 1997Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico4–04–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
29.October 5, 1997Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
30.October 31, 2001Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico3–04–1Friendly