Gill Swerts

Gill Toby Todor Swerts (born 23 September 1982) is a Belgian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently the manager of Belgium U21.

Career Swerts was born in Brasschaat, Belgium and made his debut in professional football as part of the Excelsior squad in the 2001–02 season. He also played for Feyenoord, ADO Den Haag, Vitesse and AZ before returning to Feyenoord in January 2011. He was part of the AZ team winning the 2008–09 Eredivisie. After that, he played for SønderjyskE in Denmark, NAC Breda, and Notts County in England.

In early 2016, his contract with Notts County was terminated by mutual consent due to a lack of playing time. In October 2016, Swerts joined RFC Seraing in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1. In January 2018, Swerts moved to KFC Lille in the sixth-tier Eerste Provinciale Antwerpen.

In June 2019, Swerts announced his retirement from football, and would instead focus on coaching youth players at Royal Antwerp.

Personal life His father is originally from Congo.

Career statistics

Honours AZ Eredivisie: 2008–09