Szilárd Németh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Szilárd Németh | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Komárno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC Komárno | |||
| 1992–1994 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Slovan Bratislava | 61 | (25) |
| 1997 | 1. FC Košice | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sparta Prague | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | 1. FC Košice | 37 | (20) |
| 1999–2001 | Inter Bratislava | 58 | (40) |
| 2001–2006 | Middlesbrough | 117 | (23) |
| 2006 | RC Strasbourg | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Alemannia Aachen | 77 | (17) |
| Total | 357 | (130) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2006 | Slovakia | 58 | (22) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012– | Manchester United (scout) | ||
| 2014– | Slovan Bratislava (juniors) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 October 2007 |
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Szilárd Németh (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈsilaːrt ˈneːmet]; Hungarian: [ˈsilaːrd ˈneːmɛt]; born 8 August 1977) is a retired Slovak footballer who played as a striker.
After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Middlesbrough of the Premier League from 2001 to 2006. After a brief stint at France's RC Strasbourg, he played for Alemannia Aachen in Germany until his retirement in 2010.
Németh is the second-highest scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team, with 22 goals in 58 matches from 1997 to 2006.
Németh started his career with Slovan Bratislava before moving to eastern Slovakia to join 1. FC Košice. At both clubs he played well, he moved to giants of the region, Czech team Sparta Prague for record fee 35 million CZK (1.3 million €)
From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams in the country, Inter Bratislava. He won consecutive Slovak Super Liga titles in 1999-2000 and 2000–01, finishing as top-scorer in both.
Amid rumoured interest from Inter Milan, he eventually signed for English side Middlesbrough on 12 April 2001 for £2.1 million on a five-year contract. Earlier that season, he had a trial at their local rivals Sunderland.
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