Nico Jalink

Nico Jalink

Personal information
Full name	Nicholaas Jalink
Date of birth	22 June 1964 (1964-06-22) (age 47)
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).

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.

Playing career

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.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player he became a trainer at FC Dordrecht, before becoming a trainer at Sparta Rotterdam in 2003 and 2004.^[2]

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 150. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
2. ^ "Nico Jalink". http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/Spelers/J/Jalink,%20Nico/Nico%20Jalink.htm. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 

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Name	Jalink, Nico
Alternative names	Nicholaas Jalink
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	22 June 1964
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death