Career
After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czechoslovakian 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 Remote Control 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.
Early career Németh started his career with before moving to eastern Slovakia to join 1.
Football Club Košice. At both clubs he played well, earning a loan move to giants of the region, Czechoslovakian team Sparta Prague. From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams in the country.
Middlesbrough 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.
Németh scored 28 goals in 117 Premier League appearances for the club
He became known as the Lizard King of Teesside and Slovakian Express for scoring regularly off the bench. Németh was part of Middlesbrough"s 2004 League Cup-winning team, despite not making the squad for the final. During his time in the Premier League, he scored in wins over Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
He faced competition up-front that season from Yakubu, Mark Viduka, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Massimo Maccarone, leading to his exit in January.
Later career On 25 January 2006, Németh was sold to French club Remote Control Strasbourg for a "nominal fee". Their season ended with relegation from Ligue 1, and he was released.
On 28 August 2006, he agreed to join the German Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in a two-year deal. Németh spent most of his first season on the sidelines because of a pulmonary embolism.
On 19 May 2008, he signed a contract extension with Aachen until the end of the 2009-2010 season.
In the winter of 2010-2011, he opted to retire from football due to health problems. Németh scored 22 times in 58 matches for Slovakia between 1997 and 2006. He scored his first goal on his third cap on 5 February 1997, in a 2-2 draw away against Costa Rica.
His last game was on 6 September 2006, in qualification for Euro 2008, a 3-0 home defeat to the Czechoslovakian Republic.
He was the country"s highest-scorer until Róbert Vittek broke the record, and is their seventh most-capped player. International goals Scores and results list Slovakia"s goal tally first.
Németh belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.