) Bouvy (2nd left) -Olympics 1912 | |||
| 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(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1913 | DFC | ||
| 1913–1914 | Altona 1893 | ||
| 1914–1923 | HFC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1912–1913 | Netherlands | 9 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
Representing  Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Bronze medal – third place"){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | 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.
Club career
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 HFC.[1]
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.[2] His brother, Dolf Bouvy, had been a regular Victoria player in 1906.
International career
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.[3] 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
- ^ Profile - Voetballegends (in Dutch)
- ^ Hamburger Anzeiger, May 19, 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)