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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1967)}}
{{family name hatnote|Alves dos Santos|Gavranić|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luís Roberto Alves
| fullname = Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranić
| image = Zaguinho.png
| caption = Alves in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|5|23}}
| birth_place = [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1983–1985
| youthclubs1 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/video/clip?id=3051293 |title=Zague recuerda con cariño a Trinidad - ESPN Video |access-date=2017-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331114654/http://espndeportes.espn.com/video/clip?id=3051293 |archive-date=2017-03-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| years1 = 1985–1996
| clubs1 = [[Club América|América]]
| caps1 = 373
| goals1 = 157
| years2 = 1996–1997
| clubs2 = [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 17
| years3 = 1997–1998
| clubs3 = [[Club América|América]]
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1998–1999
| clubs4 = [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]
| caps4 = 42
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2000–2003
| clubs5 = [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]
| caps5 = 104
| goals5 = 23
| totalcaps = 584
| totalgoals = 209
| nationalyears1 = 1988–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1 = 83
| nationalgoals1 = 23
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country | {{MEX}} }}
{{medal|RU|[[Copa América]]|[[1993 Copa América|1993]]}}
}}

'''Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranić''' (born 23 May 1967) is a Mexican former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He is best known as '''Zague''', in honor to his [[Zague (footballer, born 1934)|father]].

Zague spent most of his playing career with [[Club América]], where he made over 400 appearances and scored 188 goals in all competitions, making him 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 [[Zague (footballer, born 1934)|José Alves dos Santos]] was a Brazilian forward who played for [[Club América]] and his mother was a [[Croats|Croatian]] housewife. Zague spent his childhood in Brazil (where he was referred to as '''Zaguinho''', Zague with the diminutive suffix "-inho" appended to signify him being his father's son) beginning his youth football career with [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/video/clip?id=3051293 |title=Zague recuerda con cariño a Trinidad - ESPN Video |access-date=2017-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331114654/http://espndeportes.espn.com/video/clip?id=3051293 |archive-date=2017-03-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Festejo completo|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2003/10/02/festejo-completo|website=Mediotiempo.com|date=2 October 2003|access-date=4 July 2019|language=Spanish}}</ref>

He was a physically strong and fast striker who was regarded as the best in his prime years for both [[Club América|América]] and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. He was [[Hugo Sánchez]]'s offense 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 national football team|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 national football team|Martinique]].

He scored 23 goals in 83 caps for his country.

Since 2018, Zague is an analyst for [[Azteca Deportes|TV Azteca]], alongside [[Luis García (footballer, born 1969)|Luis García]] and [[Jorge Campos]].<ref>{{cite web|title=La 'bomba' invernal: Zague ficha por TV Azteca|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/opinion/institucionales/toque-filtrado/bomba-invernal-zague-ficha-tv-azteca|website=Mediotiempo.com|date=29 December 2017|access-date=4 July 2019|language=Spanish}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|13936|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|1988||3||2
|-
|1989||1||1
|-
|1990||4||1
|-
|1991||9||3
|-
|1992||9||2
|-
|1993||21||14
|-
|1994||6||0
|-
|1995||9||0
|-
|1996||4||3
|-
|1997||14||3
|-
|2001||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!84!!30
|}

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zague goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Zague
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|29 March 1988}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes|Estadio Azulgrana]], [[Mexico City]], Mexico
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8–0
|rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33267/Mexico_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|14 February 1989}}
|[[Estadio Cuauhtémoc]], [[Puebla (city)|Puebla]], Mexico
|{{fb|Poland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Poland|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/32242/Mexico_Poland.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|17 January 1990}}
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States
|{{fb|Argentina}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Argentina|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/31567/Mexico_Argentina.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|14 March 1991}}
|rowspan="2"|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Canada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30796/Mexico_Canada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|28 June 1991}}
|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16893/Mexico_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|8 November 1992}}
|[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Arnos Vale]], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30163/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|6 December 1992}}
|[[Estadio Azteca]], Mexico City, Mexico
|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|style="text-align:center"|11–0
|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30167/Mexico_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|10 June 1993}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|Paraguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Paraguay|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28879/Mexico_Paraguay.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|16 June 1993}}
|[[Estadio 9 de Mayo]], [[Machala]], Ecuador
|{{fb|Colombia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|[[1993 Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colombia vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28754/Colombia_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|27 June 1993}}
|[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], [[Quito]], Ecuador
|{{fb|Peru}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|1993 Copa América	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Peru|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28881/Mexico_Peru.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|rowspan="7"|{{dts|11 July 1993}}
|rowspan="7"|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|rowspan="7"|{{fb|Martinique|snake}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="7" style="text-align:center"|9–0
|rowspan="7"|[[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|rowspan="7"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Martinique|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16883/Mexico_Martinique.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|8–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 July 1993}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8–0
|rowspan="2"|1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Canada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16887/Mexico_Canada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|22 July 1993}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|style="text-align:center"|6–1
|1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16889/Mexico_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|{{dts|25 July 1993}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|[[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final|4–0]]
|1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. USA|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16891/Mexico_Usa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|{{dts|16 October 1996}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26662/Mexico_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|31 October 1996}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26663/Mexico_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|6 November 1996}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs.Honduras|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26664/Mexico_Honduras.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|{{dts|19 January 1997}}
|[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25729/Usa_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|{{dts|2 March 1997}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Canada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25731/Mexico_Canada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|{{dts|5 October 1997}}
|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	
|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25737/Mexico_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|{{dts|31 October 2001}}
|Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico	
|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21100/Mexico_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
|}


==Honours==
'''América'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[1987–88 Mexican Primera División season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Mexican Primera División season|1988–89]]
*[[Campeón de Campeones]]: [[1988 Campeón de Campeones|1988]], [[1989 Campeón de Campeones|1989]]
*[[CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: [[1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1987]], [[1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1990]], [[1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1992]]
*[[Copa Interamericana]]: [[1990 Copa Interamericana|1990]]
*[[Exhibition_game#Association_football|Torneo Triangular Copa Azteca: 1987]]
*[[:es:Copa Confraternidad (1988)|Copa Confraternidad: 1988]]
*[[:es:Copa Camel|Copa Camel]]: [[:es:Copa Camel de 1990|1990]]
*[[Copa Pachuca|Copa Pachuca: 1995, 1997]]

'''Mexico'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] third place: [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]
*[[Copa América]] runner-up: [[1993 Copa América|1993]]
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]]
*[[North American Nations Cup]]: [[1991 North American Nations Cup|1991]]
*[[U.S. Cup]]: [[1997 U.S. Cup|1997]]
*[[Marlboro Cup (soccer)|Marlboro Cup: 1989]]

'''Individual'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Golden Boot: [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]]
*[[RSSSF]] Player of the Year Nomination: 1993<ref>{{cite web|title=Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1993|url=https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/rsspoy93.html|website=RSSSF}}</ref>

'''Records'''
*[[Club América]] All Time Leading Goalscorer

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zague-intlg.html International statistics] at [[RSSSF]].
*{{NFT player|pid=13936}}

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