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Nico Bouvy
Dutch footballer (1892–1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Early life
Bouvy was born on 11 July 1892 in Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Dutch East Indies.[1]
Club career
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]
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International career
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
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
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