Nico Jalink

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Nico Jalink
Personal information
Full name Nicholaas Jalink [1]
Date of birth (1964-06-22) 22 June 1964 (age 59) [1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Xerxes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total480(70)
Managerial career
2009 DOTO
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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 amateur side DOTO.

Playing career

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

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

Sources: [4] [5]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Excelsior Rotterdam 1983–84 Eredivisie 274274
1984–85 Eredivisie319319
1985–86 Eredivisie338338
Total91219121
AZ Alkmaar 1986–87 Eredivisie210210
1987–88 Eredivisie176176
Total386386
Fortuna Sittard 1987–88 Eredivisie152152
1988–89 Eredivisie296296
Total448448
RKC Waalwijk 1989–90 Eredivisie232232
1990–91 Eredivisie295295
Total527527
Port Vale 1991–92 Second Division 2811030321
RKC Waalwijk 1992–93 Eredivisie264264
Sparta Rotterdam 1993–94 Eredivisie285285
1994–95 Eredivisie303303
1995–96 Eredivisie324324
Total90129012
NAC Breda 1996–97 Eredivisie250250
Sparta Rotterdam 1997–98 Eredivisie173173
1998–99 Eredivisie232232
Total405405
FC Dordrecht 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie 224224
2000–01 Eerste Divisie242242
Total466466
Career total48070103048470

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