Vic Gonsalves
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Vic Gonsalves 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.
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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
amateur football (soccer)
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...
player. Between 1906 and 1923 he played 86 matches for HBS Craeyenhout
HBS Craeyenhout (football club)
HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch association football team based in The Hague, a part of the wider HBS Craeyenhout sports team.One of the original clubs of Dutch football, and three times champions , the club refused to enter into professionalism in the 1950s and has played at the amateur level since then...
. He was nicknamed "de Prins" (the Prince) and known as a midfielder with a decent pass.
He made his debut for the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in 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
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
. 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
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested between 11 nations, all of them from Europe, with Great Britain winning the gold medals...
; 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.