Marc Robert Wilmots (born 22 February 1969) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently 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.

[1] In his club career, which started in 1987, Wilmots played for Sint-Truiden, Mechelen, Standard Liège, Schalke 04, and Bordeaux.

During his time with Schalke, the fans there gave him the affectionate nickname "Das Kampfschwein" (The War Pig),[4] which has been picked up by some English language journalists.

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.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

[22] On 11 November 2021, Moroccan team Raja CA announced that Wilmots would be their new head coach until 2024, succeeding Lassaad Chabbi.