interview: I'm here to mentor these young people, to help them progress. He also revealed, that he had just passed his CAS (Certitifcat of Advanced Studies) in Sports Management at the University of St. Gallen. After retiring from professional football he became team manager at FC Zürich in September 2021. International career Gonçalves was eligible to represent Cape Verde, Portugal and Switzerland at international level. He chose to play for the second, earning three caps for the under-21 side and representing the nation at the 2007 UEFA European Championship, appearing 57 minutes in the 0–0 group stage draw to Belgium in an eventual group stage exit. On 31 September 2009, after solid displays for Hearts, Gonçalves earned a place in Carlos Queiroz's provisional Portugal squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Malta. However, he missed out on the final list of 22. Personal life Gonçalves speaks six languages in total – Italian, French, German, Portuguese, English and Spanish. Honours Individual MLS Defender of the Year / MLS Best XI: 2013 Midnight Riders Man of the Year: 2013 References External links José Gonçalves Interview 1985 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Swiss people of Portuguese descent Swiss people of Cape Verdean descent Swiss sportspeople of African descent Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Yverdon-Sport FC players FC Basel players FC Winterthur players FC Thun players FC St. Gallen players FC Sion players Serie B players Venezia F.C. players FBK Kaunas footballers Scottish Premier League players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players 2. Bundesliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution players Designated Players (MLS) Indian Super League players NorthEast United FC players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in India Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Portugal B international footballers