Bouvy (2nd left) -Olympics 1912
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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 | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1913 | DFC | ||
1913–1914 | Altona 1893 | ||
1914–1923 | Haarlem | ||
National team | |||
1912–1913 | Netherlands | 9 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
Stockholm 1912 | Team Competition |
Nicolaas Jan Jerôme "Nico" Bouvij (July 11, 1892, in Banda Neira, Banda Islands – June 14, 1957, in The Hague) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Bouvy 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 Haarlem.
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.
Bouvy made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 1912 friendly match against England and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 4 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.