Victor Albert "Vic" Gonsalves (20 October 1887,

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– 29 August 1922,

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) was a Dutch amateur

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player. Between 1906 and 1923 he played 86 matches for

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. He was nicknamed "de Prins" (the Prince) and known as a midfielder with a decent pass.V.A. (Vic) 'de prins' Gonsalves
, hbs-craeyenhout.nl He made his debut for the

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in 1909 away to

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, which the Dutch won 1–4. A month later he received his second cap in a 4–0 home loss against

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. 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 1908 tournament; however, since he was a reserve player and did not play in a match, he was not given a medal.
Player profile at VoetbalStats.nl
/ref> He suffered with health problems and died at the age of 34.

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1887 births 1922 deaths Dutch footballers Olympic footballers of the Netherlands Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football People from Cirebon Association football midfielders Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Netherlands international footballers {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub