Luís Roberto Alves


Luis Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranić is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known as Zague, in honor to his father.
Zague spent most of his playing career with Club América, where he holds the distinction of being the club's all-time leading scorer.
On the international stage, Zague made 83 appearances and scored 23 goals. He represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 1994.

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 Paulista|Corinthians]. 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.
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 offense partner in the Mexican side who finished as runner-up in América 1993">Club América">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 in a single game.
He scored 23 goals in 83 caps for his country.
Since 2018, Zague is an analyst for TV Azteca, alongside Luis García and Jorge Campos.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico2–08–0Friendly
2Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico4–08–0Friendly
3Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico1–03–1Friendly
4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–02–0Friendly
5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States1–03–0Friendly
6Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–03–0Friendly
7Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–04–11991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Arnos Vale], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–04–01994 [FIFA World Cup qualification |1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]
9Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico6–011–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–03–1Friendly
11Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala, Ecuador1–11–21993 Copa América
12Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador2–04–21993 Copa América
13Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico2–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico5–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico6–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
18Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico7–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico8–09–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
20Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico4–08–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico5–08–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico5–16–11993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–04–01993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–02–11998 FIFA [World Cup qualification |1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]
25Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
26Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States1–02–0Friendly
28Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico4–04–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
29Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
30Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico3–04–1Friendly

Honours

América
Mexico
Individual
Records