Luis Roberto Alves
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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"
.
ian 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 5th 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
.
| 1. || March 29, 1988 || Mexico City
, Mexico
|| || 8–0 || Win || Friendly
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| 2. || March 29, 1988 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || Friendly
|-
| 3. || January 21, 1989 || Puebla
, Mexico || || 3–1 || Win || Friendly
|-
| 4. || January 17, 1990 || Los Angeles
, United States
|| || 2–0 || Win || Friendly
|-
| 5. || March 14, 1991 || Los Angeles, United States || || 3–0 || Win || 1991 Northamerican Cup
|-
| 6. || March 14, 1991 || Los Angeles, United States || || 3–0 || Win || 1991 Northamerican Cup
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| 7. || June 28, 1991 || Los Angeles, United States || || 4–1 || Win || 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 8. || November 8, 1992 || Kingstown
, Saint Vincent
|| || 4–0 || Win || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 9. || December 6, 1992 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 11–0 || Win || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 10. || June 10, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–1 || Win || Friendly
|-
| 11. || June 16, 1993 || Machala
, Ecuador
|| || 1–2 || Loss || 1993 Copa América
|-
| 12. || June 27, 1993 || Quito
, Ecuador || || 4–2 || Win || 1993 Copa América
|-
| 13. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 2–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 14. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 15. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 4–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 16. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 5–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 17. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 6–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 18. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 7–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 19. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 20. || July 18, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 21. || July 18, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 22. || July 22, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 6–1 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 23. || July 25, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 4–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| 24. || October 16, 1996 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 2–1 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 25. || October 30, 1996 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 5–1 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 26. || November 6, 1996 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–0 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 27. || January 19, 1997 || Pasadena
, United States || || 2–0 || Win || 1997 U.S. Cup
|-
| 28. || March 2, 1997 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 4–0 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 29. || October 5, 1997 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–0 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 30. || October 31, 2001 || Puebla, Mexico || || 4–1 || Win || Friendly
|}
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Distrito Federal) also known as Zague or Zaguinho is a former Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He is the son of José Alves "Zague"
Jose Alves
Jose Alves is a Paralympic athlete from Portugal. He mainly competes in category T13 sprint events.He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia...
.
Career
Born to BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian 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
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
a year later. He immediately gained popularity within the team and became América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
record club goalscorer outbeating some of América's
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
greatest ever players.
He was a physically strong and fast striker who was regarded as the best in his prime years for both América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
and Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
. He was Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
`s strike partner in the Mexican side who finished runners-up in Copa América 1993
Copa América 1993
The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and...
, where he finished up as Mexico's top goalscorer of the tournament.
He was part of Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
squad for the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:11 goals Zaguinho5 goals Luis Miguel Salvador4 goals Eduardo Bennett3 goals Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Octavio Mora...
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
Martinique national football team
The Martinique national football team represents the French overseas department and region of Martinique in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue de Football de la Martinique , a local branch of French Football Federation . On 7 August 2010, the national team adopted the...
.
He is the 5th highest Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
goalscorer of all time with 30 goals and 11th in the appearance records with 84 caps.
In the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
he is the 6th highest goalscorer with 209 goals. He is married to Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
news anchorwoman, Paola Rojas
Paola Rojas
Paola Rojas is a Mexico City television news anchor. Born in Mexico City, Federal District, Rojas's education was started in the fine arts at a very young age by her father Jorge Rojas.- Biography :...
.
Honours
- La Primera División winner: 1985, 1987 & 1988.
- Campeón de CampeonesCampeón de CampeonesCampeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...
winner: 1987 & 1988. - Champions' CupCONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
winner: 1987, 1991 & 1993. - CONCACAF CupCONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
winner: 1992. - Copa InteramericanaCopa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
winner: 1991 & 1993 - FIFA World Club Championship 3rd Place: 2000
- 1999 Pan American Games1999 Pan American GamesThe 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
Gold Medal.
International goals
|-| 1. || March 29, 1988 || Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
|| || 8–0 || Win || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 2. || March 29, 1988 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || Friendly
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| 3. || January 21, 1989 || Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
, Mexico || || 3–1 || Win || Friendly
|-
| 4. || January 17, 1990 || Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|| || 2–0 || Win || Friendly
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| 5. || March 14, 1991 || Los Angeles, United States || || 3–0 || Win || 1991 Northamerican Cup
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| 6. || March 14, 1991 || Los Angeles, United States || || 3–0 || Win || 1991 Northamerican Cup
|-
| 7. || June 28, 1991 || Los Angeles, United States || || 4–1 || Win || 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo...
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| 8. || November 8, 1992 || Kingstown
Kingstown
Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...
, Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
|| || 4–0 || Win || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
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| 9. || December 6, 1992 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 11–0 || Win || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 10. || June 10, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–1 || Win || Friendly
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| 11. || June 16, 1993 || Machala
Machala
Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 230,901 , making it the fourth biggest city of the country; it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
|| || 1–2 || Loss || 1993 Copa América
Copa América 1993
The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and...
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| 12. || June 27, 1993 || Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador || || 4–2 || Win || 1993 Copa América
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| 13. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 2–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:11 goals Zaguinho5 goals Luis Miguel Salvador4 goals Eduardo Bennett3 goals Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Octavio Mora...
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| 14. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 15. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 4–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 16. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 5–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 17. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 6–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 18. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 7–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 19. || July 11, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 20. || July 18, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 21. || July 18, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 8–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 22. || July 22, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 6–1 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 23. || July 25, 1993 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 4–0 || Win || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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| 24. || October 16, 1996 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 2–1 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF zone ran from March 1996 to November 1997 in order to determine the three CONCACAF representatives at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification....
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| 25. || October 30, 1996 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 5–1 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 26. || November 6, 1996 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–0 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 27. || January 19, 1997 || Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, United States || || 2–0 || Win || 1997 U.S. Cup
1997 U.S. Cup
The 1997 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation organized tournament held in January 1997. USSF had hosted the annual U.S. Cup since 1992, except for the FIFA World Cup years of 1994 and 1998 when no tournament took place. The 1997 U.S. Cup included the host United States, Mexico, Peru and...
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| 28. || March 2, 1997 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 4–0 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 29. || October 5, 1997 || Mexico City, Mexico || || 3–0 || Win || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 30. || October 31, 2001 || Puebla, Mexico || || 4–1 || Win || Friendly
|}
External links
- International statistics at rsssf
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