Nicholaas Jalink (born 22 June 1964) is a Dutch former footballer and football manager.

Nico Jalink
Personal information
Full name Nicholaas Jalink[1]
Date of birth (1964-06-22) 22 June 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Xerxes
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)
Managerial career
2009 DOTO
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In a career spanning some eighteen years, the midfielder played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals.[2] He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in the Eredivisie. He played most of his football with hometown clubs Excelsior Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam, but also spent time with AZ Alkmaar, Fortuna Sittard, RKC Waalwijk, NAC Breda, and FC Dordrecht. He later managed the amateur side DOTO.

Playing career

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Jalink started his career with Excelsior Rotterdam.[3] He made his debut as a substitute on 24 August 1983, against Roda JC Kerkrade at the Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide, replacing Carlo van Tour.[3] He scored four goals in 27 matches in the 1983–84 season.[3] He went on to score nine goals in 31 games in 1984–85 and eight goals in 33 appearances in 1985–86.[3] He was then signed by Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar, and played 27 games in 1986–87, before scoring six goals in 17 appearances in 1987–88.[3] AZ were relegated in 1988, but Jalink remained in the top-flight as he switched sides to sign with Fortuna Sittard, along with teammate Pier Tol, and scored twice in 15 games in the latter half of the 1987–88 campaign.[3] He scored six goals in 29 appearances in 1988–89 before moving on to RKC Waalwijk.[3] He claimed two goals in 23 appearances in 1989–90 and then scored five times in 29 games in 1990–91.[3]

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] He featured 32 times for John Rudge's "Valiants" in 1991–92, scoring once in a 1–0 win over Derby County at Vale Park on 6 November.[1] The club were relegated out of the Second Division.[1] His contract was terminated in March 1992 and he returned to his native lands to re-sign with RKC Waalwijk.[1]

Jalink scored four goals in 26 games in 1992–93, before transferring to Sparta Rotterdam. He scored five goals in 28 games in 1994–95 and then four goals in 32 games in 1995–96.[3] He spent the 1996–97 campaign with NAC Breda, featuring in 25 league games.[3] He then returned to Sparta and posted 17 appearances in 1997–98, scoring three goals.[3] He scored twice in 23 games in 1998–99; Sparta finished in the relegation play-off zone but won their group to remain in the top-flight.[3] Jalink then dropped into the Eerste Divisie to play for FC Dordrecht.[3] He scored four goals in 22 matches in 1999–2000 and then two goals in 24 appearances in 2000–01, before announcing his retirement.[3]

Coaching career

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After retiring as a player, he became a trainer at FC Dordrecht before becoming a trainer at Sparta Rotterdam in 2003 and 2004.[3] He later managed amateur side Door Ontwikkeling Tot Ontspanning.

Career statistics

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Sources:[4][5]

Club Season Division League National Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior Rotterdam 1983–84 Eredivisie 27 4 27 4
1984–85 Eredivisie 31 9 31 9
1985–86 Eredivisie 33 8 33 8
Total 91 21 91 21
AZ Alkmaar 1986–87 Eredivisie 21 0 21 0
1987–88 Eredivisie 17 6 17 6
Total 38 6 38 6
Fortuna Sittard 1987–88 Eredivisie 15 2 15 2
1988–89 Eredivisie 29 6 29 6
Total 44 8 44 8
RKC Waalwijk 1989–90 Eredivisie 23 2 23 2
1990–91 Eredivisie 29 5 29 5
Total 52 7 52 7
Port Vale 1991–92 Second Division 28 1 1 0 3 0 32 1
RKC Waalwijk 1992–93 Eredivisie 26 4 26 4
Sparta Rotterdam 1993–94 Eredivisie 28 5 28 5
1994–95 Eredivisie 30 3 30 3
1995–96 Eredivisie 32 4 32 4
Total 90 12 90 12
NAC Breda 1996–97 Eredivisie 25 0 25 0
Sparta Rotterdam 1997–98 Eredivisie 17 3 17 3
1998–99 Eredivisie 23 2 23 2
Total 40 5 40 5
FC Dordrecht 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie 22 4 22 4
2000–01 Eerste Divisie 24 2 24 2
Total 46 6 46 6
Career total 480 70 1 0 3 0 484 70

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 150. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "profile". beijen.net. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "profile". ronaldzwiers. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ Nico Jalink at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ ronaldzwiers.0catch.com