Luis Roberto Alves

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Alves dos Santos and the second or maternal family name is Gavranic.
Luís Roberto Alves
Personal information
Full nameLuís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic
Date of birth(1967-05-23) May 23, 1967 (age 47)
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1985–1996América400(162)
1996–1997Atlante30(17)
1997–1998América35(5)
1998–1999Atlante42(7)
2000–2003Necaxa104(23)
2003América1(0)
Total612(214)
National team
1988–2002Mexico84(30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic (born May 23, 1967 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) also known as Zague or Zaguinho is a former Mexican footballer. He is the son of José Alves "Zague".

Career

Born to Brazilian parents, He spent his childhood in Brazil and also began his football career there, where he was often called "The Mexican". He returned to Mexico in 1985 and made his debut with the Mexican club América a year later. He immediately gained popularity within the team and became América record club goalscorer outbeating some of América's greatest ever players.

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 runners-up in Copa América 1993, where he finished up as Mexico's top goalscorer of the tournament.

He was part of 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 6th highest goalscorer with 209 goals. He is married to Mexican news anchorwoman, Paola Rojas.

Honours

  • La Primera División winner: 1985, 1987 & 1988.
  • Campeón de Campeones winner: 1987 & 1988.
  • Champions' Cup winner: 1987, 1991 & 1993.
  • CONCACAF Cup winner: 1992.
  • Copa Interamericana winner: 1991 & 1993
  • FIFA World Club Championship 3rd Place: 2000
  • 1999 Pan American Games Gold Medal.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.March 29, 1988Mexico City, MexicoEl Salvador8–0WinFriendly
2.March 29, 1988Mexico City, MexicoEl Salvador8–0WinFriendly
3.January 21, 1989Puebla, MexicoPoland3–1WinFriendly
4.January 17, 1990Los Angeles, United StatesArgentina2–0WinFriendly
5.March 14, 1991Los Angeles, United StatesCanada3–0Win1991 Northamerican Cup
6.March 14, 1991Los Angeles, United StatesCanada3–0Win1991 Northamerican Cup
7.June 28, 1991Los Angeles, United StatesJamaica4–1Win1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.November 8, 1992Kingstown, Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines4–0Win1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.December 6, 1992Mexico City, MexicoSaint Vincent and the Grenadines11–0Win1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.June 10, 1993Mexico City, MexicoParaguay3–1WinFriendly
11.June 16, 1993Machala, EcuadorColombia1–2Loss1993 Copa América
12.June 27, 1993Quito, EcuadorPeru4–2Win1993 Copa América
13.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique2–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique3–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique4–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique5–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique6–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
18.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique7–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19.July 11, 1993Mexico City, MexicoMartinique8–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
20.July 18, 1993Mexico City, MexicoCanada8–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21.July 18, 1993Mexico City, MexicoCanada8–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22.July 22, 1993Mexico City, MexicoJamaica6–1Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23.July 25, 1993Mexico City, MexicoUnited States4–0Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24.October 16, 1996Mexico City, MexicoJamaica2–1Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.October 30, 1996Mexico City, MexicoSaint Vincent and the Grenadines5–1Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.November 6, 1996Mexico City, MexicoHonduras3–0Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.January 19, 1997Pasadena, United StatesUnited States2–0Win1997 U.S. Cup
28.March 2, 1997Mexico City, MexicoCanada4–0Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
29.October 5, 1997Mexico City, MexicoEl Salvador3–0Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
30.October 31, 2001Puebla, MexicoEl Salvador4–1WinFriendly

External links

 
Mexico squads
Mexico squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Third Place
  • 1 Larios
  • 2 Hernández
  • 3 Herrera
  • 4 R. Esparza
  • 5 H. Esparza
  • 6 C. Muñoz
  • 8 de la Torre
  • 10 Galindo
  • 11 Farfán
  • 12 Chávez
  • 13 Moreno
  • 14 Barbosa
  • 15 Espinoza
  • 16 Dávalos
  • 17 Zague
  • 18 G. Muñoz
  • 19 García
  • 27 Hermosillo
  • Coach: Lapuente
Mexico squad – Copa América 1993 Runners-up
Mexico squad – 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (1st title)
Mexico squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
Mexico squad – 1995 Copa América
CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
Most Valuable Player
Golden Boot
Golden Glove

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