Marc Van Der Linden

Marc Angéle Vanderlinden or Marc Van Der Linden (born 4 February 1964 in Antwerp, Belgium)[1] is a Belgian former football player.

Marc Wilmots
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Wilmots in 2019
Senator
In office
5 June 2003 – 12 July 2007
ConstituencyFrench-speaking electoral college
Personal details
Born
Marc Robert Wilmots

(1969-02-22) 22 February 1969 (age 55)
Jodoigne, Belgium
Political partyMouvement Réformateur

Association football career
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Youth career
1980–1985CS Jodoigne
1985–1987Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988Sint-Truiden30(9)
1988–1991Mechelen87(22)
1991–1996Standard Liège136(67)
1996–2000Schalke 04104(21)
2000–2001Bordeaux30(8)
2001–2003Schalke 0434(6)
Total421(133)
National team
1986–1987Belgium U199(3)
1987–1989Belgium U219(6)
1990–2002Belgium70(28)
Teams managed
2003Schalke 04 (interim)
2004–2005Sint-Truiden
2009–2012Belgium (assistant)
2012–2016Belgium
2017Ivory Coast
2019Iran
2021–2022Raja 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.[1] 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.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
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[4]
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[5]
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 3–0
5 22 May 1993 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 1994 World Cup qualification
6 3–0
7 6 October 1993 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Gabon 1–1 2–1 Friendly
8 2–1
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 2–0
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 4–1
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
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Schalke 04 26 March 2003 30 June 2003 Bundesliga 8 3 1 4 10 10 +0 37.50
Total 8 3 1 4 10 10 −0 37.50
Sint-Truiden 1 July 2004 20 February 2005 Belgian Pro League 20 5 5 10 23 35 −12 25.00
Belgian Cup 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 &00.00
Total 22 5 6 11 25 38 −13 22.73
Belgium 15 May 2012 15 July 2016 Competitive 30 22 4 4 57 17 +40 73.33
Friendlies 20 10 4 6 37 29 +8 50.00
Total 50 32 8 10 94 46 +48 64.00
Ivory Coast 21 March 2017 15 November 2017 Competitive 4 1 1 2 4 4 +0 25.00
Friendlies 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 &00.00
Total 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 16.67
Iran 1 June 2019 6 December 2019 Competitive 4 2 0 2 17 3 +14 50.00
Friendlies 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 50.00
Total 6 3 1 2 23 4 +19 50.00
Career totals League 28 8 6 14 33 45 −12 28.57
Cup 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 0.00
Competitive 38 25 5 8 78 24 +54 65.79
Friendlies 24 11 6 7 44 36 +8 45.83
Total 92 44 18 30 155 108 +47 47.83

Honours

Player

KV Mechelen[6]

Standard Liège[10]

Schalke 04[12]

Belgium

Individual

References

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  20. (in nl) Rode Duivels zijn grote slokop op Sportgala. Sporza. 14 December 2014. http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/1.2181061. Retrieved 14 December 2014. 
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  22. (in fr) Globe Soccer Awards : le triplé pour le Barça, le doublé pour New York City. 27 December 2015. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Globe-soccer-awards-le-triple-pour-le-barca-le-double-pour-new-york-city/619774. Retrieved 27 December 2015.