Wim de Bois

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Bois, not Bois.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Honours

Player

AFC Ajax

• National championship: 1930–31

Coach

SC Veendam

• Tweede Divisie: 1958–59