Jalink started his career with
Excelsior Rotterdam. He made his debut as a
substitute on 24 August 1983, against
Roda JC Kerkrade at the
Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide, replacing
Carlo van Tour. 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. The club were relegated out of the
Second Division. His
contract was terminated in March 1992 and he returned to his native lands to re-sign with RKC Waalwijk. 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. He spent the
1996–97 campaign with
NAC Breda, featuring in 25 league games. He then returned to Sparta and posted 17 appearances in
1997–98, scoring three goals. 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. Jalink then dropped into the
Eerste Divisie to play for
FC Dordrecht. He scored four goals in 22 matches in
1999–2000 and then two goals in 24 appearances in
2000–01, before announcing his retirement. ==Coaching career==