Nico Bouvy
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File:Nico Bouvy (1913).jpg Nico Bouvy in 1913 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Representing File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 1912 Stockholm | Team competition |
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Nicolaas Jan Jerôme "Nico" Bouvij (11 July 1892 – 14 June 1957) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Bouvy was born on 11 July 1892 in Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Dutch East Indies.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]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]
Alongside Karel Lotsy, Bouvy helped to establish the annual challenge match between HFC and a team of former Dutch internationals which started in the 1920s.[1]
International career
[edit | edit source]Bouvy made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 1912 friendly match against England.[4]
He was selected as part of the Dutch team for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] In the first round, Bouvy scored twice as the Netherlands defeated Sweden 4–3 after extra time.[5] He again scored in the second round as the Netherlands defeated Austria 3–1.[6] The Netherlands lost 4–1 to Denmark in the semi-finals but Bouvy helped them to secure bronze with a 9–0 win over Finland.[7]
His final international was a November 1913 friendly match against England. In the course of his international career, he earned a total of nine caps and scored four goals.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bouvy's brother Dolf Bouvy was also a successful footballer playing for HFC, Victoria Hamburg and Karlsruher FV, with whom he won the 1905 Southern German championship.[8][9]
Death
[edit | edit source]Bouvy died on 14 June 1957 in The Hague, Netherlands.[1]
References
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External links
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- 1892 births
- 1957 deaths
- People from Maluku (province)
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in football
- FC Dordrecht players
- Altonaer FC von 1893 players
- Koninklijke HFC players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen