Vic Gonsalves

Football, Olympic athlete

1887 – 1922

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Who was Vic Gonsalves?

Vic Gonsalves was a Dutch amateur football player. Between 1906 and 1923 he played 86 matches for HBS Craeyenhout. He was nicknamed "de Prins" and known as a midfielder with a decent pass.

He made his debut for the Netherlands in 1909 away to Belgium, which the Dutch won 1-4. A month later he received his second cap in a 4-0 home loss against England. His third and final cap was a 3-2 defeat against Belgium in 1910. Gonsalves was a part of the Dutch Olympic team which won the bronze medal in the 1912 tournament; however, since he was a reserve player and did not play in a match, he was not given a medal.

He suffered with health problems and died at the age of 35.

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Born
Oct 20, 1887
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Died
Aug 29, 1922

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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