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] Born 19 June 1896 in Steenwijk, Overijssel, De Bois relocated to Amsterdam to play for AFC Ajax.
[2] After his brief stint in South America, De Bois returned to the Netherlands, taking the manager position at VV DOS in Utrecht.
[3] 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.