[1] He spent over 25 years playing in various American professional leagues and was a member of the U.S. squad at the FIFA World Cup in 1930 and 1934.

[2] He was the seventh of nine children born to Augustine and Rose Gonsalves (who had immigrated from Portugal two years before his birth).

Nineteen years old at the time, Gonsalves joined a team which had taken second in the ASL the previous season and was stocked with talented international players.

Finding it difficult to break into the starting lineup, Gonsalves did not play a game with Boston until Christmas Eve.

While playing with the 'Marksmen', Gonsalves formed a lethal striking partnership with another local player, Bert Patenaude.

The onset of the Great Depression and the Soccer Wars had taken a toll on the ASL and teams began to merge or fold.

By this time the American Soccer League was collapsing and Gonsalves began looking for other playing opportunities.

Gonsalves made the move as well and spent the 1934–1935 season with Central Breweries, winning the league title and the 1935 National Cup.

Despite the agreement, Gonsalves decided not to play for either team and instead signed with Beltmars in the semi-professional second division St. Louis Municipal League.

According to Steve Holroyd, in a professional career spanning twenty-five years, "Gonsalves was also the consummate gentleman on the pitch: legend has it he was never cautioned or ejected from any match for rough play or ungentlemanly conduct.

Gonsalves was part of the inaugural induction class into the United States National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1950.