Marc Wilmots

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marc Wilmots
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1969(1969-02-22)
Age	55
Birthplace	Dongelberg
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Wallonia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Marc Wilmots Biography

Marc Wilmots is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg, Wallonia, Belgium. A former Belgian midfielder, whose career spans from 1987 to 2003. Standard Liege scored 67 goals in his 136 appearances. He also enjoyed a strong four year run with Shalke 04 between 1996 and 2000.

He was a participant in the 2002 World Cup, where Brazil’s He competed in the 2002 World Cup where Brazil’s Ronaldo was the top scorer. was top scorer.

In his club career, which started in 1987, Wilmots played for Sint-Truiden, Mechelen, Standard Liège, Schalke 04, and Bordeaux. At Schalke, he helped them to the 1997 UEFA Cup Final. His goal in the first leg was cancelled out by Internazionale in the second leg, but Schalke went on to win the game on penalties, with Wilmots scoring the decisive goal. He retired in 2003, after his second stint with Schalke. During his time with Schalke, the fans there gave him the affectionate nickname “Das Kampfschwein” (The War Pig), which has been picked up by some English language journalists. In Belgium he is known under the nickname the Bull of Dongelberg, an allusion to his birthplace.

For Belgium, Wilmots scored 28 goals in 70 caps, his first coming in May 1990. He went to four World Cups, playing in three. After being an unused substitute in 1990, he played 54 minutes in 1994 without scoring, but scored two goals in 1998 and three in 2002, making him Belgium’s leading goal scorer in World Cup history. He also scored a goal against Brazil in the last 16 match of the 2002 World Cup which was disallowed because of a “phantom foul” on Roque Júnior. According to Wilmots, the referee Peter Prendergast apologized for the error to him at half time. Wilmots was named as one of the seven reserves in the 2002 World Cup All-Star Team.

In 1998, he married Katrien Wilmots.

Marc Wilmots Net Worth

Marc Wilmots is one of the richest Soccer Player from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marc Wilmots 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His professional career began playing for the Belgian K. Sint-Truidense V.V. In 1987.

From 1990 to 2002, he scored 28 goals for Belgium’s national team.

Marc Robert Wilmots (born 22 February 1969) is a Belgian international former footballer who is currently the manager of the Iran national football team. During his club career as attacking midfielder, he won trophies with KV Mechelen, Standard Liège and Schalke 04.

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Who is Marc Wilmots Dating?

According to our records, Marc Wilmots married to Katrien Lambeets. As of December 1, 2023, Marc Wilmots’s is not dating anyone.

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On 11 October 2013, Belgium qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Wilmots is credited with “not only giving the young group confidence in themselves as well as enjoying a close relationship with his players but also at the same time being capable of instilling discipline to the squad.” During the group stage, Belgium topped the group with all three wins, before exiting the tournament at the quarter-final stage.

Facts & Trivia

Marc Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Marc Wilmots celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

In March 2017 Wilmots was appointed as the manager of Ivory Coast national team. However he was sacked from his position six months later after failing to qualify for the World Cup.