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 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
- ^ "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)
- Nico Bouvy at kicker (in German)
- Nico Bouvy at EU-Football.info
- Nico Bouvy at Olympedia
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