(1969-02-22) 22 February 1969 (age 55) Jodoigne, Belgium
Political party
Mouvement Réformateur
Association football career
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1980–1985
CS Jodoigne
1985–1987
Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1987–1988
Sint-Truiden
30
(9)
1988–1991
Mechelen
87
(22)
1991–1996
Standard Liège
136
(67)
1996–2000
Schalke 04
104
(21)
2000–2001
Bordeaux
30
(8)
2001–2003
Schalke 04
34
(6)
Total
421
(133)
International career
1986–1987
Belgium U19
9
(3)
1987–1989
Belgium U21
9
(6)
1990–2002
Belgium
70
(28)
Managerial career
2003
Schalke 04 (interim)
2004–2005
Sint-Truiden
2009–2012
Belgium (assistant)
2012–2016
Belgium
2017
Ivory Coast
2019
Iran
2021–2022
Raja CA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Marc Robert Wilmots (born 22 February 1969) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the sporting director of Schalke 04.
During his club career as an attacking midfielder, he won trophies with KV Mechelen, Standard Liège and Schalke 04. He represented the Belgium national team, earning 70 caps. He was in the Belgium squad for the 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2000 Euro which Belgium hosted jointly with the Netherlands.
Wilmots has also been a politician, having sat in the Senate for four years for the Mouvement Réformateur party.[1]
^"Marc Wilmots - MR". senate.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
Marc Robert Wilmots (born 22 February 1969) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the sporting director of Schalke 04. During...
Guillaume (24 April 2018). "MarcWilmots attaque le père de Thibaut Courtois : "Il a vendu la sélection"" [MarcWilmots attacks Thibaut Courtois' father:...
national manager, his assistant MarcWilmots became the caretaker in May 2012. After two matches as interim coach, Wilmots agreed to replace Leekens as manager...
Januzaj a dit non à MarcWilmots". L'Avenir. 7 October 2013. "Adnan Januzaj's chances of representing Belgium diminish after MarcWilmots clashes with his...
On 3 January 2024, Schalke appointed MarcWilmots as sporting director, after sacking Peter Knäbel. For Wilmots, who was one of the most prominent former...
Bart Lagae (15 May 2012). "MarcWilmots voorlopig interim-bondscoach". De Standaard (in Dutch). janm (6 Jun 2012). "MarcWilmots is nieuwe bondscoach tot...
fulfilled by resigning from the team after the match. Belgian manager MarcWilmots was appointed to lead Iran in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification where...
June 2015. "MarcWilmots unveils Belgium squad for Euro 2016". Sky Sports. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016. "Belgium coach MarcWilmots admits lapses...
1986 World Cup, 1990 World Cup, 1994 World Cup and 1998 World Cup), MarcWilmots (1990 World Cup, 1994 World Cup, 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000 and 2002 World...
Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-30. "MarcWilmots". FIFA. 2014-07-25. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved...
mentally, to regain his past year's form. The team's assistant coach, MarcWilmots, also stated that Hazard often displayed a lazy mentality while training...
future. However, on 13 May 2014, Belgium senior national team manager MarcWilmots announced Origi would be part of the 23-man squad representing Belgium...
Wilmots is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: MarcWilmots (born 1969), Belgian footballer and manager Marten Wilmots (born 1999), Belgian...
2018 Reno Wilmots at WorldFootball.net "Mercato: Wilmots è biancorosso!" (in Italian). Carpi. 29 August 2018. "Ufficiale l'arrivo di Reno WILMOTS" (Press...
he netted a hat trick in a 5–1 win, because the former Belgium coach, MarcWilmots made seven substitutions during the match instead of the permitted six...
did not make the final cut, however. Nainggolan was a starter for the MarcWilmots-led side during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. He scored in...
Japan (2–3 loss) and Iceland (3–1 win), but was not included in coach MarcWilmots' final 23-man squad for the tournament. After missing out in the World...
record (archived) Thiago Silva – FIFA competition record (archived) MarcWilmots – FIFA competition record (archived) Lev Yashin – FIFA competition record...
George 2023 Maxime Carabin Coach 2011–2012 Jacques Borlée 2013–2014 MarcWilmots 2015 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2016–2017 Roger Lespagnard 2018 Roberto Martínez...
May 1997 20:45 CEST Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 56,824 Referee: Marc Batta (France) 21 May 1997 20:45 CEST Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Attendance:...
being defeated by Al Ahly SC in the penalties shootout. On 21 February, MarcWilmots was released from his position as Head coach after a 1–0 victory against...
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