Club career Born in
Mollet del Vallès,
Barcelona,
Catalonia, Gonzalvo began his career a youth with his local team in Mollet, before joining
CE Europa. He then signed for
FC Barcelona but initially was unable to establish himself in the first team. He spent the 1941–42 season at
Real Zaragoza, playing alongside his brother
Juli, and helped them gain promotion to
La Liga after they finished as runners-up in the
Segunda División. He returned to FC Barcelona and made his
Primera División debut on 13 December 1942 in a 4–2 away defeat against
Sevilla FC. Over the next thirteen seasons he was a prominent member of a very successful Barcelona team, playing 331 games and scoring 56 goals in all competitions. Together with a team that included, among others
Antoni Ramallets,
Velasco,
Josep Escolà,
Joan Segarra,
Estanislao Basora,
César,
Ladislao Kubala and his brother,
José, he assisted with Barcelona's five consecutive La Liga titles and the
Copa del Generalísimo three consecutive times. In the 1951 Copa final he scored the third goal in 3–0 win over
Real Sociedad. Gonzalvo finished his career playing one season each at
UE Lleida and
CD Condal. The latter team were originally the
reserve team of FC Barcelona but then was designated its own separate club during the 1950s. After winning promotion from the Segunda División, they briefly played in La Liga and were joined by the veteran Gonzalvo.
International career Between 1946 and 1954 Gonzalvo also played 16 times for
Spain. He made his debut for Spain in a 1–0 defeat against
Ireland on 23 June 1946 and went on to represent them at the
1950 World Cup. Between 1947 and 1955 he also played three times for the
Catalan XI. His first game was a 3–1 win against Spain on 10 October 1947. On 26 January 1955 he played alongside
Ladislao Kubala,
Estanislao Basora and guest player
Alfredo Di Stéfano in a game against
Bologna at
Les Corts. ==Honours==