klinker was a regular in the youth teams of the suriname national team, before making his debut for the first team on 12 october 1980 in a 4–0 win against guyana in the countries 1982 fifa world cup qualifying campaign. he scored his first goal on 29 august 1984 against guyana in a 1–1 draw at the bourda in georgetown, guyana. on 30 june 1985 he scored once more in a 2–2 draw against guadeloupe in the 1985 cfu championship.