Marc Wilmots

Marc Wilmots, Belgian footballer and manager

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Born: February 22, 1969
Age in 2026: 57
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1969

About Marc Wilmots

Marc Robert Wilmots is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the sporting director of Standard Liège. For Belgium, Wilmots scored 28 goals in 70 caps, his first coming in May 1990. 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. During his club career as an attacking midfielder, he won trophies with KV Mechelen, Standard Liège and Schalke 04. On 13 October 2015, Belgium won the group to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 in the last game of the stage against Israel.

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Marc Wilmots timeline

1990For Belgium, Wilmots scored 28 goals in 70 caps, his first coming in May 1990.
2015On 13 October 2015, Belgium won the group to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 in the last game of the stage against Israel.

The world when Marc Wilmots was born

Marc Wilmots was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

#1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
Top movieMidnight Cowboy
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
Defining fadWoodstock festival
Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marc Wilmots's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1969	2026
Gas	$0.35	$3.45/gal
Average home	$16,400	$435,000
Average income	$10,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.42	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	202.7M	341 million

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