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]

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

Club career

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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

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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.[4] 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

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  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
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