Nico Bouvy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolaas Jan Jerôme Bouvy | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Banda Neira, Banda Islands | ||
Date of death | 14 June 1957 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1913 | DFC | ||
1913–1914 | Altona 1893 | ||
1914–1923 | HFC | ||
International career | |||
1912–1913 | Netherlands | 9 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Medal record | ||
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Men's football | ||
Representing Netherlands | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1912 Stockholm | Team competition |
Nicolaas Jan Jerôme "Nico" Bouvij (11 July 1892 – 14 June 1957) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Club career
Bouvy was born in Banda Neira, Banda Islands. He started playing football at DFC, playing alongside his three brothers. He made his senior debut in 1910, had a season in Germany with Altona 1893 Hamburg and played the remainder of his career for HFC.[2]
In May 1924, when
Victoria Hamburg played Cardiff City in a friendly (2–2), Nico Bouvy was invited to strengthen Vicky´s side which he did under a special DFB one-off licence.[3]
His brother, Dolf Bouvy, had been a regular Victoria player in 1906.
He died in The Hague, Netherlands.
International career
Bouvy made his debut for the
friendly match
against England. He won the bronze medal with the Dutch at the 1912 Summer Olympics football tournament.
References
- ^ "Nico Bouvy". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Profile - Voetballegends (in Dutch)
- ^ Hamburger Anzeiger, 19 May 1924, p. 8
- ^ Intl career stats - Ons Oranje
External links
- Nico Bouvy at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Nico Bouvy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)