Marc Van Der Linden: Belgian association football player

Marc Wilmots
Marc Wilmots
	Wilmots in 2019
Senator
	In office; 5 June 2003 – 12 July 2007
Constituency	French-speaking electoral college
Personal details
Born	Marc Robert Wilmots; 22 February 1969 (age 55); Jodoigne, Belgium
Political party	Mouvement Réformateur
Height
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
1987–1988	Sint-Truiden
1988–1991	Mechelen
1991–1996	Standard Liège
1996–2000	Schalke 04
2000–2001	Bordeaux
2001–2003	Schalke 04
Total
National team
1986–1987	Belgium U19
1987–1989	Belgium U21
1990–2002	Belgium
Teams managed
2003	Schalke 04 (interim)
2004–2005	Sint-Truiden
2009–2012	Belgium (assistant)
2012–2016	Belgium
2017	Ivory Coast
2019	Iran
2021–2022	Raja CA
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He began his career at his hometown team of SC Merksem. In 1982 he played for Royal Antwerp. In 1989, after seven seasons with the team, he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht. He then joined K.A.A. Two years later he joined Gent. In 1995 he moved to Israel to play for Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C. Then he played for Hapoel Herzliya F.C. In 1997 he returned to his original club. Van der Linden continued to play for Merksem until 2002 when he retired. He also played 19 times for the Belgium national football team, scoring nine goals. Van der Linden also appeared in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truiden	1987–88	30	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	9
Mechelen	1988–89	30	4	0	0	0	0	6	2	36	6
	1989–90	25	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	29	10
	1990–91	32	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	34	8
	Total	87	22	0	0	0	0	12	2	99	24
Standard Liège	1991–92	33	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	10
	1992–93	25	22	0	0	0	0	6	2	31	24
	1993–94	28	11	0	0	0	0	4	3	32	14
	1994–95	24	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	10
	1995–96	26	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	14
	Total	136	67	0	0	0	0	10	5	146	72
Schalke 04	1996–97	29	6	2	1	0	0	11	6	42	13
	1997–98	31	7	2	1	0	0	7	2	40	10
	1998–99	12	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	15	2
	1999–2000	32	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	7
	Total	104	21	7	2	0	0	20	9	131	32
Bordeaux	2000–01	30	8	2	1	1	0	5	2	38	11
Schalke 04	2001–02	24	6	6	0	0	0	3	0	33	6
	2002–03	10	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	14	1
	Total	34	6	7	0	0	0	6	1	47	7
Career total		421	133	16	3	1	0	54	19	492	155

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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
Total		70	28

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

List of international goals scored by Marc Wilmots
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 1992	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	3–2	3–3	Friendly
2	22 April 1992	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	1994 World Cup qualification
3	3 June 1992	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Iceland	Faroe Islands	2–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualification
4	3 June 1992	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Iceland	Faroe Islands	3–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualification
5	22 May 1993	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Faroe Islands	1–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualification
6	22 May 1993	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Faroe Islands	3–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualification
7	6 October 1993	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Gabon	1–1	2–1	Friendly
8	6 October 1993	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Gabon	2–1	2–1	Friendly
9	11 October 1997	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Wales	3–0	3–2	1998 World Cup qualification
10	25 March 1998	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Norway	2–1	2–2	Friendly
11	3 June 1998	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Colombia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
12	20 June 1998	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France	Mexico	1–0	2–2	1998 World Cup
13	20 June 1998	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France	Mexico	2–0	2–2	1998 World Cup
14	18 August 1999	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium	Finland	2–3	3–4	Friendly
15	4 September 1999	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	4–3	5–5	Friendly
16	13 November 1999	Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy	Italy	2–1	3–1	Friendly
17	3 June 2000	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–2	2–2	Friendly
18	7 October 2000	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	4–0	2002 World Cup qualification
19	28 February 2001	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	San Marino	7–0	10–1	2002 World Cup qualification
20	24 March 2001	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–2	2–2	2002 World Cup qualification
21	2 June 2001	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Latvia	1–0	3–1	2002 World Cup qualification
22	6 June 2001	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	4–1	2002 World Cup qualification
23	6 June 2001	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	4–1	4–1	2002 World Cup qualification
24	14 November 2001	Letna Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–0	1–0	2002 World Cup qualification
25	18 May 2002	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	France	2–1	2–1	Friendly
26	4 June 2002	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Japan	1–0	2–2	2002 World Cup
27	10 June 2002	Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita, Japan	Tunisia	1–0	1–1	2002 World Cup
28	14 June 2002	Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan	Russia	3–1	3–2	2002 World Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 14 November 2019

Team	From	To	Competition	Record
Team	From	To	Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Schalke 04	26 March 2003	30 June 2003	Bundesliga	8	3	1	4	10	10	+0	037.50
Schalke 04	26 March 2003	30 June 2003	Total	8	3	1	4	10	10	+0	037.50
Sint-Truiden	1 July 2004	20 February 2005	Belgian Pro League	20	5	5	10	23	35	−12	025.00
			Belgian Cup	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
			Total	22	5	6	11	25	38	−13	022.73
Belgium	15 May 2012	15 July 2016	Competitive	30	22	4	4	57	17	+40	073.33
			Friendlies	20	10	4	6	37	29	+8	050.00
			Total	50	32	8	10	94	46	+48	064.00
Ivory Coast	21 March 2017	15 November 2017	Competitive	4	1	1	2	4	4	+0	025.00
			Friendlies	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5	000.00
			Total	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	016.67
Iran	1 June 2019	6 December 2019	Competitive	4	2	0	2	17	3	+14	050.00
			Friendlies	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	050.00
			Total	6	3	1	2	23	4	+19	050.00
Career totals			League	28	8	6	14	33	45	−12	028.57
			Cup	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
			Competitive	38	25	5	8	78	24	+54	065.79
			Friendlies	24	11	6	7	44	36	+8	045.83
			Total	92	44	18	30	155	108	+47	047.83

Honours

Player

KV Mechelen

Belgian First Division: 1988–89
European Super Cup: 1988
Amsterdam Tournament: 1989
Jules Pappaert Cup: 1990

Standard Liège

Belgian Cup: 1992–93
Intertoto Cup: runner-up 1996

Schalke 04

UEFA Cup: 1996–97
DFB-Pokal: 2001–02

Belgium

FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup

Individual

Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 1989–90
Kicker German Football Rankings - International Class Player: 1997–98, 2001-02
Best Belgian Footballer Abroad: 2001, 2002
Belgian Sports Merit Award: 2002
Golden Shoe Lifetime Achievement Award: 2002
4 FIFA World Cup participations: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
Belgian Sports Coach of the Year: 2013, 2014
Raymond Goethals Award: 2015
Globe Soccer Awards Best Coach of the Year: 2015

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