Szilárd Németh

Football player infobox
playername = Szilárd Németh


fullname = Szilárd Németh
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|8|8
cityofbirth = Komárno
countryofbirth = Czechoslovakia
height = height|meters =1.78
currentclub = Alemannia Aachen
clubnumber = 8
position = Forward
youthyears = ?–1994
youthclubs = Slovan Bratislava
years = 1994–1997
1997–1999
1998
1999–2001
2001–2005
2006
2006–
clubs = Slovan Bratislava
MFK Košice
→ AC Sparta Praha (loan)
Inter Bratislava
Middlesbrough F.C.
RC Strasbourg
Alemannia Aachen
caps(goals) = 061 (25)
037 (20)
008 0(0)
058 (40)
117 (23)
009 0(0)
013 0(3)
nationalyears = 1996–
nationalteam = Slovakia
nationalcaps(goals) = 059 (22)
pcupdate = October 20, 2007
ntupdate = October 20, 2007

Szilárd 'The Slovakian Express' Németh (born August 8 1977 in Komárno, Slovakia) is an ethnic Hungarian professional Slovakian footballer currently playing for German club Alemannia Aachen. He is a skilful forward who can play in midfield.

Németh started his career with Slovan Bratislava, before moving to eastern Slovakian club FC Košice. At both of these clubs he achieved impressive goalscoring feats and earned a loan move to the giants of the region, Czech team Sparta Prague.

From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams of the country, Inter Bratislava. It was here that he started to impress Western European scouts. Amid rumours of interest from Inter Milan, he eventually signed for English Premiership side Middlesbrough in 2001.

His four years at the club were frustrating. He scored twenty-eight goals in nearly one hundred and fifty appearances, but never commanded a regular starting place.

The 2005–06 Premiership season saw Németh turn down numerous transfer offers, including a rumoured two million pound bid from UEFA Cup champions CSKA Moscow. Németh suffered an early injury against Liverpool, which ruled him out for several months. Following his return from injury, he was loaned out to Strasbourg in January 2006.

After Strasbourg's relegation from Ligue 1 the club decided against signing Németh on a permanent basis and he returned to Middlesbrough. In late August 2006, after his contract with Middlesbrough expired, Németh agreed to join German Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen on a two-year deal.

In November 2006, Németh suffered a pulmonary embolism after a thrombosis developed from a calf injury. The condition was found early, saving his life, and he subsequently returned to the squad.

Németh has impressed at international level, scoring 22 times in 59 appearances for Slovakia.

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=15662 Szilárd Németh stats]