Billy Gonsalves

Billy Gonsalves

Personal information
Full name	Adelino William Gonsalves
Date of birth	(1908-08-10)August 10, 1908
Place of birth	Portsmouth, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of death	July 17, 1977(1977-07-17) (aged 68)
Place of death	Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Inside Left/Center Half
Youth career
	Pioneer
	Charlton Mill
	Liberal.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1927	Lusitania Recreation Club	?	(?)
1927–1929	Boston Soccer Club	52	(16)
1929–1932	Fall River F.C.	116	(69)
1932	→ Fall River F.C.	12	(7)
1933–1937	St. Louis Central Breweries	?	(13)
1937–1938	Beltmar Drug	?	(?)
1938	South Side Radio	?	(?)
1938–1939	Chicago Manhattan Beer	?	(?)
1940–1941	Healy F.C.	19	(16)
1941–1942	Kearny Scots
1942–1948	Brooklyn Hispano
1948–1952	Newark F.C.
International career
1930–1934	United States	6	(1)
Medal record Men's soccer Representing  United States FIFA World Cup 1930 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adelino William Gonsalves^[a] (August 10, 1908 – July 17, 1977) was an American soccer player, sometimes described as the "Babe Ruth of American Soccer".^[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. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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