Wim de Bois
Personal information
Full name Cornelis Hendrik Willem "Wim" de Bois
Date of birth 19 June 1896
Place of birth Steenwijk, Netherlands
Date of death 1 August 1975(1975-08-01) (aged 79)
Place of death Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1931 Ajax 33 (6)
Managerial career
1931–1934 BVV De Kennemers
1934–1937 Hermes DVS
1937–1941 Sportclub Enschede
1941–1948 DFC
1948 Dutch Guyana
1949–1952 DOS
1952–1956 RBC
1956–1957 Go Ahead
1957–1959 Veendam
1959–1963 Oldenzaal
1963–1965 Quick '20
1965–1967 Tubantia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 31, 2015

Cornelis Hendrik Willem de Bois (19 June 1896 – 1 August 1975) was a Dutch football manager and player who played for AFC Ajax in the Netherlands. During his managerial career he managed the Dutch Guyana national team (now known as Suriname), DFC, DOS, RBC, Go Ahead, SC Veendam, VV Oldenzaal, Quick '20 and Tubantia.[1]

Career

Born 19 June 1896 in Steenwijk, Overijssel, De Bois relocated to Amsterdam to play for AFC Ajax. De Bois made 64 appearances in the attack of Ajax, scoring 11 goals and helping his team to win the national championship in the 1930–31 season, his final season with the club.

Managerial career

As one of the first football managers to be certified by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), De Bois took a managerial position with BVV De Kennemers in 1931. After three seasons he became manager of Hermes DVS, only to manage Sportclub Enschede three seasons later. From 1941 to 1948 he was the manager of DFC (now known as FC Dordrecht).

In 1948, De Bois became the manager of the Dutch Guyana national team, Dutch Guyana being the predecessor of Suriname, as the Dutch colony was known prior to 1976. He made his first appearance as newly appointed manager on 18 December 1948 in a 4–3 loss to Martinique.[2]

After his brief stint in South America, De Bois returned to the Netherlands, taking the manager position at VV DOS in Utrecht. In 1952 he then relocated to Roosendaal to manage RBC. In 1957 he became manager of SC Veendam, whom he led to a Tweede Klasse championship, and promotion to the Eerste Divisie in 1959. He later managed VV Oldenzaal, Quick '20 and Tubantia, before retiring as a manager.[3]

Death

On 1 August 1975, De Bois was killed in a car accident near his home in Oldenzaal, it was the day that his former club AFC Ajax had organized a ceremonial friendly match between the senior teams of Ajax and FC Twente in honor of De Bois, who had officially declared his retirement from the sport that same year.

Career statistics

Player

Club Season Kampioenscompetitie Play Off KNVB Cup Other Total
Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals
Ajax
Netherlands 		1919-20 16 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 20 8
1920-21 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
1921-22 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
1922-23 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
1923-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
1924-25 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 0
1925-26 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 2
1926-27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1928-29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1929-30 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 7 1
1930-31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 33 6 1 0 8 1 22 4 64 11
Source: AFC-Ajax.info.[4]

Honours

Player

AFC Ajax

Coach

SC Veendam

References

  1. ^ Wim de Bois overleden at Leiden Courant
  2. ^ Ricky W. Stutgard (2011). "Voetbal" (in Dutch). De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ Hennie. "VV Oldenzaal (1914-1976)" (in Dutch). Historie VV Oldenzaal. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Wim de Bois". AFC-Ajax.info. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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