| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholaas Jalink | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983–1986 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 91 | (21) |
| 1986–1988 | AZ Alkmaar | 38 | (6) |
| 1988–1989 | Fortuna Sittard | 44 | (8) |
| 1989–1991 | RKC Waalwijk | 52 | (17) |
| 1991–1992 | Port Vale | 28 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | (4) |
| 1993–1996 | Sparta Rotterdam | 90 | (12) |
| 1996–1997 | NAC Breda | 25 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Sparta Rotterdam | 40 | (5) |
| 1999–2001 | FC Dordrecht | 46 | (6) |
| Total | 480 | (70) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nicholaas ("Nico") Jalink (born 22 June 1964 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch footballer.
In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland. He played most of his football with hometown clubs Excelsior Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam.
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Jalink started his career with Excelsior Rotterdam in 1983, moving to AZ Alkmaar three years later. In 1988 he signed with Fortuna Sittard, before joining RKC Waalwijk the following year.
He left Holland for England to play for Port Vale in June 1991. He played fairly regular football until losing his place in January 1992.[1] His contract was terminated in March 1992 and he returned to his native lands in 1992 to re-sign with RKC Waalwijk, he left them a year later to play for Sparta Rotterdam. He stayed with Sparta for three years before moving on to NAC Breda. In 1997 he returned to Sparta Rotterdam, after leaving them for a second time in 1999 he joined Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht before retiring in 2001.
After retiring as a player he became a trainer at FC Dordrecht, before becoming a trainer at Sparta Rotterdam in 2003 and 2004.[2]