Nico Bouvij

Nicolaas Jan Jerôme "Nico" Bouvij (11 July 1892 – 14 June 1957) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Early life Bouvy was born on 11 July 1892 in Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Dutch East Indies.

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.

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.

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.

He was selected as part of the Dutch team for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He again scored in the second round as the Netherlands defeated Austria 3–1. 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.

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.

Death Bouvy died on 14 June 1957 in The Hague, Netherlands.