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Dutch footballer (1892–1957)

Nico Bouvy
Bouvy (2nd left) at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Nicolaas Jan Jerôme Bouvy
Date of birth (1892-07-11)11 July 1892
Place of birth Banda Neira, Banda Islands
Date of death 14 June 1957(1957-06-14) (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
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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.

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. 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 Netherlands in a March 1912 friendly match against England and earned a total of nine caps, scoring four goals. His final international was a November 1913 friendly match against England. He won the bronze medal with the Dutch at the 1912 Summer Olympics football tournament.

References

  1. "Nico Bouvy". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. Profile - Voetballegends (in Dutch)
  3. Hamburger Anzeiger, 19 May 1924, p. 8
  4. Intl career stats - Ons Oranje

External links


Netherlands football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists
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