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{{Short description|Belgian footballer and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Marc Wilmots
| image = Marc Wilmots 20190913 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Wilmots in 2019
| birth_name = Marc Robert Wilmots
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jodoigne]], Belgium
| office       = [[Belgian Senate|Senator]]
| term_start   = 5 June 2003
| term_end     = 12 July 2007
| constituency = [[French-speaking electoral college]]
| party = [[Mouvement Réformateur]]
| module           = 
{{Infobox football biography
| embed          = yes
| header-color   = lavender
| height = 1.84 m
| currentclub = [[Standard Liège]] (sporting director)
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1980–1985
| youthclubs1 = CS Jodoigne
| youthyears2 = 1985–1987
| youthclubs2 = [[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
| years1 = 1987–1988
| clubs1 = [[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 1988–1991
| clubs2 = [[KV Mechelen|Mechelen]]
| caps2 = 87
| goals2 = 22
| years3 = 1991–1996
| clubs3 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps3 = 136
| goals3 = 67
| years4 = 1996–2000
| clubs4 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| caps4 = 104
| goals4 = 21
| years5 = 2000–2001
| clubs5 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2001–2003
| clubs6 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 6
| totalcaps = 421
| totalgoals = 133
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1987
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1987–1989
| nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 1990–2002
| nationalteam3 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps3 = 70
| nationalgoals3 = 28
| manageryears1 = 2003
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] (caretaker)
| manageryears2 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs2 = [[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
| manageryears4 = 2012–2016
| managerclubs4 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| manageryears5 = 2017
| managerclubs5 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]
| manageryears6 = 2019
| managerclubs6 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| manageryears7 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs7 = [[Raja CA]]
}}
}}
'''Marc Robert Wilmots''' (born 22 February 1969) is a Belgian professional [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who is the [[sporting director]] of [[Standard Liège]].

During his club career as an [[attacking midfielder]], he won trophies with [[KV Mechelen]], [[Standard Liège]] and [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]. He represented the [[Belgium national football team|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 (Belgium)|Senate]] for four years for the [[Mouvement Réformateur]] party.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/showSenator&ID=4290&LANG=nl | title = Marc Wilmots - MR | language = nl | website = senate.be | access-date = 14 May 2019}}</ref>

==Club career==
In his club career, which started in 1987, Wilmots played for [[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]], [[KV Mechelen|Mechelen]], [[Standard Liège]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], and [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. At Schalke, he helped them to the [[1997 UEFA Cup final]]. His goal in the first leg<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Schalke shock for Hodgson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-schalke-shock-for-hodgson-1260388.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=8 May 1997 |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702084917/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-schalke-shock-for-hodgson-1260388.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> was cancelled out by [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] in the second leg, but Schalke went on to win the game on penalties,<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Ince and Hodgson suffer as Schalke lift Uefa Cup |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ince-and-hodgson-suffer-as-schalke-lift-uefa-cup-1262903.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=22 May 1997 |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110172839/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ince-and-hodgson-suffer-as-schalke-lift-uefa-cup-1262903.html |archive-date=10 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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),<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgien-Coach Wilmots: "Ich wollte nie Nationaltrainer werden" |newspaper=SpiegelOnline |url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-interview-mit-belgiens-nationaltrainer-marc-wilmots-a-936177.html |language=de |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524003709/http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-interview-mit-belgiens-nationaltrainer-marc-wilmots-a-936177.html |archive-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> which has been picked up by some English language journalists.<ref>{{cite news |title=England face a Belgium team rich in talent and hell-bent on victory |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 June 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jun/01/england-belgium-friendly-wembley |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230146/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jun/01/england-belgium-friendly-wembley |archive-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In Belgium he is known under the nickname the ''Bull of Dongelberg'', an allusion to his birthplace.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bakkerszoon vs. boerenzoon |newspaper=[[De Standaard]] |url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20140630_01162749 |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706203820/http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20140630_01162749 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
For [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], Wilmots scored 28 goals in 70 [[Cap (association football)|caps]], his first coming in May 1990. He went to four [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]], playing in three. After being an unused substitute in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], he played 54 minutes in [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] without scoring, but scored two goals in [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] and three in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Marc Wilmots 2002 World Cup profile |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/belgium/squad/newsid_1991000/1991148.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 May 2002 |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306235241/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/belgium/squad/newsid_1991000/1991148.stm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].{{sfn|Witzig|2006|p=289}} According to Wilmots, the referee [[Peter Prendergast (referee)|Peter Prendergast]] apologized for the error to him at half time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/brazil_v_belgium/newsid_2048000/2048030.stm|date=17 June 2002|title=Wilmots tells of ref's apology|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=18 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928162426/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/brazil_v_belgium/newsid_2048000/2048030.stm|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Wilmots was named as one of the seven reserves in the 2002 [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|World Cup All-Star Team]].<ref name=02team>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/70c9b3c769d0e7a4/original/bw96axitsmtrojpaeugz-pdf.pdf |title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ - Report and Statistics |work=FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143749/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/korea-japan-2002-part-500841.pdf?cloudid=bw96axitsmtrojpaeugz |archive-date=12 June 2018 |pages=104}}</ref>

Wilmots also played in [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Marc Wilmots Euro 2000 profile |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/belgium/squad/743901.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512061947/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/belgium/squad/743901.stm |archive-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> when Belgium co-hosted the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=The host countries |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/fans_guide/742405.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 May 2000 |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325164830/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/fans_guide/742405.stm |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Wilmots became a football manager in summer 2004 for [[Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]], but was sacked in February 2005. Between 2009 and 2012, he served as [[Coach (sport)|assistant manager]] of the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] under [[Dick Advocaat]] and later [[Georges Leekens]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.footbel.be/templates/_news2Detail/index.php?page=eb973ea1fffe1781c4fc323a34970b03&detail=7170616b3999d20deef83b604ead0b6e&lang=nl | title = Principeakkoord KBVB – Wilmots | publisher = footbel.be | language = nl | date = 28 September 2009 | access-date = 28 September 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927135942/http://www.footbel.be/templates/_news2Detail/index.php?page=eb973ea1fffe1781c4fc323a34970b03&detail=7170616b3999d20deef83b604ead0b6e&lang=nl | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> On 15 May 2012, following the exit of Leekens, Wilmots assumed the Belgium reins on an interim basis before going onto become permanent coach, signing a contract until June 2014.

On 11 October 2013, Belgium qualified for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World Cup qualifiers: Romelu Lukaku sends Belgium to Brazil|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24499778|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 October 2013|date=11 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011210423/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24499778|archive-date=11 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Noel|first=Benoît|title=Hazard and co help Wilmots prove critics wrong|url=http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/hazard-co-help-wilmots-prove-critics-wrong-160203568--sow.html|work=AFP|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=12 October 2013|date=11 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019073659/http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/hazard-co-help-wilmots-prove-critics-wrong-160203568--sow.html|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> During the group stage, Belgium topped the group with all three wins, before exiting the tournament at the quarter-final stage.

On 13 October 2015, Belgium won the group to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2016]] in the last game of the stage against [[Israel national football team|Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Belgium defeat Israel to finish top of Group B in Euro qualifying|url=http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=413432|publisher=ESPN|access-date=6 July 2016|date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807122757/http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=413432|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> After a disappointing European Championship, Wilmots was fired by the [[Royal Belgian Football Association]] on 15 July 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160715_02386343 | title = Marc Wilmots is niet langer coach Rode Duivels | language = nl | website = De Standaard | date = 15 July 2016 | access-date = 15 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160721101418/http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160715_02386343 | archive-date = 21 July 2016 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In March 2017 Wilmots was appointed as the manager of [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Wilmots appointed Ivory Coast coach|url=https://www.euronews.com/2017/03/21/wilmots-appointed-ivory-coast-coach|publisher=Euronews|access-date=14 May 2019|date=21 March 2017}}</ref> However he was sacked from his position six months later after failing to qualify for the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title= Marc Wilmots leaves Ivory Coast coaching job|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41993680|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 May 2019|date=15 November 2017}}</ref>

On 15 May 2019, Wilmots agreed a three years contract to become the manager of the [[Iran national football team|Iranian national team]], after Portuguese coach [[Carlos Queiroz]] left the team after eight years in charge following Iran's semifinal exit in the Asian Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marc Wilmots appointed Iran's football team coach |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/marc-wilmots-appointed-iran-s-football-team-coach-119051500711_1.html |website=business-standard.com |publisher=Business Standard |access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Belgium's Wilmots to coach Iran |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-belgium-marc-wilmots-iran-football-team-tehran-fifa-world-cup-2022-qatar/article27137640.ece |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |date=15 May 2019 |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref> He officially signed his contract on 29 May, effective from 1 June 2019. On 4 December 2019, following shock defeats to both Iraq and Bahrain he left his role as Iran coach after six games in charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-iran/wilmots-leaves-role-as-iran-coach-idUKKBN1Y90A8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205231011/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-iran/wilmots-leaves-role-as-iran-coach-idUKKBN1Y90A8|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2019|title=Wilmots leaves role as Iran coach|website=Reuters|date=4 December 2019}}</ref>

On 11 November 2021, Moroccan team [[Raja CA]] announced that Wilmots would be their new head coach until 2024, succeeding [[Lassaad Chabbi]].<ref>[https://www.africaninsider.com/sport/wilmots-takes-charge-raja-casablanca/ Wilmots takes charge of Raja Casablanca], Africaninsider.com, 11 November 2021</ref> Wilmots was sacked three months later by Raja on 21 February 2022.

On 3 January 2024, [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] announced that Wilmots became the [[sporting director]] of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/s04/wilmots-new-sporting-director/|title=Marc Wilmots appointed new sporting director of FC Schalke 04|date=3 January 2024}}</ref> On 21 September 2024, after a 5–3 loss to [[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98]] and with Schalke in the relegation play-offs, Wilmots was dismissed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/marc-wilmots-and-karel-geraerts-leave-s04/|title=Marc Wilmots and Karel Geraerts leave S04 with immediate effect|website=schalke04.com|date=21 September 2024}}</ref>

==Political career==
After retiring as a footballer, Wilmots went into politics. He was elected to the [[Senate (Belgium)|Senate]] for the French-speaking conservative party, the [[Mouvement Réformateur|Reformist Movement]] (''Mouvement Réformateur'' or MR) in the [[2003 Belgian federal election|2003 federal election]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.senaat.be/www/?MIval=/showSenator&ID=4290&LANG=fr | title = Marc Wilmots – MR | language = fr | publisher = senaat.be | access-date = 28 September 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080204194651/http://www.senaat.be/www/?MIval=%2FshowSenator&ID=4290&LANG=fr | archive-date = 4 February 2008 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}<br />{{cite web | url = http://www.senaat.be/www/?MIval=/showSenator&ID=4290&LANG=nl | title = Marc Wilmots – MR | language = nl | publisher = senaat.be | access-date = 28 September 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080204194705/http://www.senaat.be/www/?MIval=%2FshowSenator&ID=4290&LANG=nl | archive-date = 4 February 2008 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He received 79,437 votes, a number surpassed only by 17 other candidates in the whole country during the elections.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0191-0f843f36b401-a268eafda6d6-1000--political-coup-for-wilmots/| title = Political coup for Wilmots | access-date = 26 October 2019 | publisher = [[UEFA]] | date = 19 May 2003}}</ref>

In 2005, he announced that he wanted to resign as a senator, a rather unconventional and criticized constitutional move.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://lawjustice.blogspot.com/2005/09/willi-das-kampfschwein-belgian-senate.html | title = Willi das Kampfschwein – Belgian Senate: 0–0 ? | access-date = 31 January 2008 | date = 7 September 2005 | work = lawjustice.blogspot.com | author = Edwin Jacobs | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120629174532/http://lawjustice.blogspot.com/2005/09/willi-das-kampfschwein-belgian-senate.html | archive-date = 29 June 2012 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur4448.html |title=Marc Wilmots L'Équipe profile |work=L'Équipe |access-date=15 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612093613/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur4448.html |archive-date=12 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
|[[1987–88 Belgian First Division|1987–88]]
|30||9||0||0||0||0||1||0||31||9
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[KV Mechelen|Mechelen]]
|[[1988–89 Belgian First Division|1988–89]]
|30||4||0||0||0||0||6||2||36||6
|-
|[[1989–90 Belgian First Division|1989–90]]
|25||10||0||0||0||0||4||0||29||10
|-
|[[1990–91 Belgian First Division|1990–91]]
|32||8||0||0||0||0||2||0||34||8
|-
!Total
!87!!22!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!2!!99!!24
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Standard Liège]]
|[[1991–92 Belgian First Division|1991–92]]
|33||10||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||10
|-
|[[1992–93 Belgian First Division|1992–93]]
|25||22||0||0||0||0||6||2||31||24
|-
|[[1993–94 Belgian First Division|1993–94]]
|28||11||0||0||0||0||4||3||32||14
|-
|[[1994–95 Belgian First Division|1994–95]]
|24||10||0||0||0||0||0||0||24||10
|-
|[[1995–96 Belgian First Division|1995–96]]
|26||14||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||14
|-
!Total
!136!!67!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!5!!146!!72
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|[[1996–97 FC Schalke 04 season|1996–97]]
|29||6||2||1||0||0||11||6||42||13
|-
|[[1997–98 Bundesliga|1997–98]]
|31||7||2||1||0||0||7||2||40||10
|-
|[[1998–99 Bundesliga|1998–99]]
|12||1||1||0||0||0||2||1||15||2
|-
|[[1999–2000 Bundesliga|1999–2000]]
|32||7||2||0||0||0||0||0||34||7
|-
!Total
!104!!21!!7!!2!!0!!0!!20!!9!!131!!32
|-
|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|[[2000–01 French Division 1|2000–01]]
|30||8||2||1||1||0||5||2||38||11
|-
|rowspan="3"|Schalke 04
|[[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02]]
|24||6||6||0||0||0||3||0||33||6
|-
|[[2002–03 Bundesliga|2002–03]]
|10||0||1||0||0||0||3||1||14||1
|-
!Total
!34!!6!!7!!0!!0!!0!!6!!1!!47!!7
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!421!!133!!16!!3!!1!!0!!54!!19!!492!!155
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|12770|name=Marc Wilmots|accessdate=15 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||6||0
|-
|1992||7||4
|-
|1993||3||4
|-
|1994||4||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||1||0
|-
|1997||3||1
|-
|1998||9||4
|-
|1999||6||3
|-
|2000||9||2
|-
|2001||9||6
|-
|2002||9||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!70!!28
|}

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilmots goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Marc Wilmots<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wilmots-intlg.html |title=Marc Wilmots – Goals in International Matches |work=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=15 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926023719/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/wilmots-intlg.html |archive-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 25 March 1992 || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris, France || {{fb|France}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"{{draw|3–3}} || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 22 April 1992 || [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|Cyprus}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"{{won|1–0}}|| [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)|1994 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|3 June 1992 || rowspan="2"|[[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], Iceland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Faroe Islands}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"{{won|3–0}} || rowspan="2"|1994 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|22 May 1993 || rowspan="2"|Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Faroe Islands}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"{{won|3–0}} || rowspan="2"|1994 World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|6 October 1993 || rowspan="2"|Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Gabon}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"{{won|2–1}} || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|9 || 11 October 1997 || [[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|Wales}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"{{won|3–2}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 7|1998 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 25 March 1998 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|Norway}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"{{draw|2–2}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|11 || 3 June 1998 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|Colombia}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"{{won|2–0}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|20 June 1998 || rowspan="2"|[[Stade Chaban-Delmas]], [[Bordeaux]], France || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mexico}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"{{draw|2–2}} || rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group E#Belgium vs Mexico|1998 World Cup]]
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| align="center"|13 || align="center"|2–0
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| align="center"|14 || 18 August 1999 || [[Jan Breydel Stadium]], Bruges, Belgium || {{fb|Finland}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"{{lost|3–4}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|15 || 4 September 1999 || [[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|Netherlands}} || align="center"|4–3 || align="center"{{draw|5–5}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|16 || 13 November 1999 || [[Stadio Via del Mare]], [[Lecce]], Italy || {{fb|Italy}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"{{won|3–1}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|17 || 3 June 2000 || [[Parken Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark || {{fb|Denmark}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"{{draw|2–2}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|18 || 7 October 2000 || [[Skonto Stadium]], [[Riga]], Latvia || {{fb|Latvia}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"{{won|4–0}} || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|2002 World Cup qualification]]
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| align="center"|19 || 28 February 2001 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|San Marino}} || align="center"|7–0 || align="center"{{won|10–1}} || 2002 World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|20 || 24 March 2001 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|Scotland}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"{{draw|2–2}} || 2002 World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|21 || 2 June 2001 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|Latvia}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"{{won|3–1}} || 2002 World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|22 || rowspan="2"|6 June 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]], [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], San Marino || rowspan="2"|{{fb|San Marino}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"{{won|4–1}} || rowspan="2"|2002 World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|23 || align="center"|4–1
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| align="center"|24 || 14 November 2001 || [[Letna Stadium]], [[Prague]], Czech Republic || {{fb|Czech Republic}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"{{won|1–0}} || 2002 World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|25 || 18 May 2002 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{fb|France}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"{{won|2–1}} || Friendly
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| align="center"|26 || 4 June 2002 || [[Saitama Stadium 2002]], [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]], Japan || {{fb|Japan}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"{{draw|2–2}} || [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Japan vs Belgium|2002 World Cup]]
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| align="center"|27 || 10 June 2002 || [[Ōita Bank Dome|Ōita Big Eye Stadium]], [[Ōita (city)|Ōita]], Japan || {{fb|Tunisia}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"{{draw|1–1}} || [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Tunisia vs Belgium|2002 World Cup]]
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| align="center"|28 || 14 June 2002 || [[Shizuoka Stadium|Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium]], [[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka]], Japan || {{fb|Russia}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"{{won|3–2}} || [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Belgium vs Russia|2002 World Cup]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{Updated|match played 18 February 2022}}

{| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!rowspan="2"|Competition
!colspan="8"|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|rowspan="2"|26 March 2003
|rowspan="2"|30 June 2003
|[[Bundesliga]]
{{WDL|8|3|1|4|for=10|against=10|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|8|3|1|4|for=10|against=10|diff=yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]
|rowspan="3"|1 July 2004
|rowspan="3"|20 February 2005
|[[Belgian Pro League]]
{{WDL|20|5|5|10|for=23|against=35|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Belgian Cup]]
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=2|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|22|5|6|11|for=25|against=38|diff=yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|rowspan="3"|15 May 2012
|rowspan="3"|15 July 2016
|Competitive
{{WDL|30|22|4|4|for=57|against=17|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Exhibition game|Friendlies]]
{{WDL|20|10|4|6|for=37|against=29|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|50|32|8|10|for=94|against=46|diff=yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]
|rowspan="3"|21 March 2017
|rowspan="3"|15 November 2017
|Competitive
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=4|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Exhibition game|Friendlies]]
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|6|1|2|3|for=5|against=10|diff=yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Iran national football team|Iran]]	
|rowspan="3"|1 June 2019	
|rowspan="3"|6 December 2019
|Competitive	
{{WDL|4|2|0|2|for=17|against=3|diff=yes}}	
|-	
|[[Exhibition game|Friendlies]]	
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=6|against=1|diff=yes}}	
|-	
!Total	
{{WDLtot|6|3|1|2|for=23|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Raja CA]]
|rowspan="4"|11 November 2021
|rowspan="4"|21 February 2022
|[[Botola]]
{{WDL|7|2|4|1|for=8|against=7|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[CAF Champions League]]
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[CAF Super Cup]]
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|10|4|5|1|for=11|against=8|diff=yes}}
|-
!rowspan="6" colspan="3"|Career totals
!League
{{WDLtot|35|10|10|15|for=41|against=52|diff=yes}}
|-
!Cup
{{WDLtot|2|0|1|1|for=2|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
!Continental
{{WDLtot|3|2|1|0|for=3|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
!Competitive
{{WDLtot|38|25|5|8|for=78|against=24|diff=yes}}
|-
!Friendlies
{{WDLtot|24|11|6|7|for=44|against=36|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|102|48|23|31|for=168|against=116|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''KV Mechelen<ref name="eurosport2">{{cite web|title=KV Mechelen {{!}} Geschiedenis|url=http://www.stamnummer25.be/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084928/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michel-preud-homme_prs89281/person.shtml|archive-date=6 February 2016|access-date=6 February 2016|publisher=[[Eurosport]]}}</ref>'''

* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[1988–89 Belgian First Division|1988–89]]<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web|title=Michel Preud'homme|url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michel-preud-homme_prs89281/person.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084928/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michel-preud-homme_prs89281/person.shtml|archive-date=6 February 2016|access-date=6 February 2016|publisher=[[Eurosport]]}}</ref>
* [[European Super Cup]]: [[1988 European Super Cup|1988]]
* [[Amsterdam Tournament]]: 1989<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web|title=Amsterdam Tournament|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsterdam.html}}</ref>
* [[Jules Pappaert Cup]]: 1990<ref name="eurosport3">{{cite web|title=Le Trophée Pappaert|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6}}</ref>

'''Standard Liège<ref name="eurosport5">{{cite web|title=Standard de Liège {{!}} Palmares|url=https://standard.be/fr/palmares|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084928/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michel-preud-homme_prs89281/person.shtml|archive-date=6 February 2016|access-date=6 February 2016|publisher=[[Eurosport]]}}</ref>'''

* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[1992–93 Belgian Cup|1992–93]]
* [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]: runner-up [[1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic96.html|access-date=8 November 2020|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

'''Schalke 04<ref name="eurosport36">{{cite web|title=Schalke 04 {{!}} Palmarès|url=https://www.footmercato.net/club/fc-schalke-04/palmares}}</ref>'''
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1996–97 UEFA Cup|1996–97]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2002 DFB-Pokal Final|2001–02]]

'''Belgium'''
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Fair Play Trophy|FIFA Fair Play Trophy]]: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111032351/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 November 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Individual===
* [[Belgian professional football awards|Young Professional Footballer of the Year]]: 1989–90<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonge Prof van het Jaar|date=31 December 2011 |url=http://www.stamnummer25.be/erelijsten/binnenland/jonge-prof-van-het-jaar/}}</ref>
* [[Kicker (sports magazine)|Kicker]] [[:de:Rangliste des deutschen Fußballs/2000er|German Football Rankings - International Class Player]]'':'' 1997–98, 2001-02'''<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web |title=Kicker Ranking / Rangliste 1955 to 2017 (in German) |date=26 January 2015 |url=https://www.historical-lineups.com/germany/miscellaneous.html}}</ref>'''
* [[:nl:Belgische Gouden Schoen|Best Belgian Footballer Abroad]]: 2001, 2002<ref name="eurosport6">{{cite web|title=Kevin De Bruyne volgt zichzelf op als Beste Belg in het buitenland|url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2017-02-08/kevin-de-bruyne-volgt-zichzelf-op-als-beste-belg-in-het-buitenland|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084928/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michel-preud-homme_prs89281/person.shtml|archive-date=6 February 2016|access-date=6 February 2016|publisher=[[Eurosport]]}}</ref>
* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award|Belgian Sports Merit Award]]: 2002<ref name="eurosport422">{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|date=7 November 2019 |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232}}</ref>
*Golden Shoe Lifetime Achievement Award: 2002<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anderlecht Online - Vanderhaeghe eindigt 5e in Gouden Schoen (15 jan 03)|url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/article/8887|access-date=8 November 2020|website=www.anderlecht-online.be}}</ref>
*4 FIFA World Cup participations: [[1990 FIFA World Cup squads#Belgium|1990]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Belgium|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup squads#Belgium|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup squads#Belgium|2002]]
* [[:nl:Coach van het jaar (België)|Belgian Sports Coach of the Year]]: 2013,<ref>{{cite news | title = Wilmots verkozen tot Coach van het Jaar | language = nl | newspaper = [[Het Laatste Nieuws]] | url = http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/956/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1762674/2013/12/22/Wilmots-verkozen-tot-Coach-van-het-Jaar.dhtml | date = 22 December 2013 | access-date = 29 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140529230311/http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/956/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1762674/2013/12/22/Wilmots-verkozen-tot-Coach-van-het-Jaar.dhtml | archive-date = 29 May 2014 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref> 2014<ref>{{cite news | url =  http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/1.2181061 | title =  Rode Duivels zijn grote slokop op Sportgala | publisher =  [[Sporza]] | language =  nl | date =  14 December 2014 | access-date =  14 December 2014 | archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20141214234955/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/1.2181061 | archive-date =  14 December 2014 | url-status =  dead | df =  dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[:nl:Trofee Raymond Goethals|Raymond Goethals Award]]: 2015<ref name="eurosport33">{{cite web|title=Trofee Raymond Goethals|date=21 March 2014 |url=http://www.stamnummer25.be/erelijsten/trofee-raymond-goethals/}}</ref>
* [[Globe Soccer Awards]] Best Coach of the Year: [[Globe Soccer Awards#2015|2015]]<ref>{{cite news |date=27 December 2015 |title=Globe Soccer Awards : le triplé pour le Barça, le doublé pour New York City |language=fr |newspaper=[[L'Équipe]] |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Globe-soccer-awards-le-triple-pour-le-barca-le-double-pour-new-york-city/619774 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701154055/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Globe-soccer-awards-le-triple-pour-le-barca-le-double-pour-new-york-city/619774 |archive-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book |last = Witzig |first = Richard |title = The Global Art of Soccer |year = 2006 |publisher = CusiBoy Publishing |location = Harahan |isbn = 0-9776688-0-0 }}

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