Vic Gonsalves
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Vic Gonsalves (born October 20, 1887 - died August 29, 1922) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Between 1906 and 1923 he played 86 matches for HBS Craeyenhout. He was nicknamed "de Prins" (the Prince) and known as a midfielder with a decent pass.[1]
He made his debut for the Netherlands in 1909 away to Belgium, which was won 1-4 by the Dutch. A month later he would receive 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.[2] However, Gonsalves was a part of the Dutch Olympic team, which won the bronze medal in the 1912 tournament. Due to being a reserve player, he did not play in a match and was not awarded with a medal.[3][4]
He suffered with health problems and died on the age of 35.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b V.A. (Vic) 'de prins' Gonsalves, hbs-craeyenhout.nl
- ^ Vic Gonsalves caps, voetbalstats.nl
- ^ bigsoccer.com
- ^ IFFHS Magazines
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