Mordechai Spiegler

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Mordechai "Motaleh" Spiegler (Template:Langx; born 19 August 1944) is an Israeli retired football player and manager. A prolific forward, he is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.[1]

Early life

Mordechai Spiegler was born in Asbest, Soviet Russia, and is Jewish.[2][3][4][5] He immigrated to Netanya, Israel, when he was a boy.[6]

Club career

As a striker, he played for Maccabi Netanya along with Paris Saint Germain in France and alongside Pelé for New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League in the 1970s.[7]

He was chosen as the Israeli Player of the Year a record four times, in 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, and in 1970–71.[8]

International career

File:Israel soccer team holding Asian cup 1964a.jpg
Israeli teammates (Spiegler in the middle) holding the 1964 AFC Asian Cup after beating South Korea in the final round

Spiegler made his international debut for Israel on 2 January 1964 against Hong Kong. He appeared in the Israeli win in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, and scored two goals at the tournament, which made him a joint tournament top scorer.[9]

His major achievement was helping Israel qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He scored Israel's lone goal in World Cup history in a 1–1 draw against Sweden.[10]

His 32 goals for the national team (according to IFA count, FIFA counts only 24 of them)[3] was the Israeli record up until 2021 when he was surpassed by Eran Zahavi. Spiegler scored 24 goals in 62 'official' internationals for the Israel national side, he also played in 21 other 'unofficial' matches (mostly Olympic Games qualifiers) scoring eight more goals.

Spiegler captained the Israel Olympic team at Mexico City 1968 that reached the quarter-finals, losing to Bulgaria by a draw, 1–1.[11]

Post-playing career

Spiegler was nominated as the best Israeli player of the prior 50 years by the Israel Football Association in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003.[12] He is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the IFA.[13]

In 2007, he won a lifetime contributions special award for the Israeli national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, determined by Yedioth Ahronoth and the Israeli football player association.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Maccabi Netanya 1960–61 Liga Leumit 14 5
1961–62 17 5
1962–63 Liga Alef 28 23
1963–64 22 24
1964–65 Liga Leumit 27 16
1965–66 30 17
1966–68 54 38
1968–69 25 26
1969–70 30 12
1970–71 30 13
1971–72 24 17
Total 301 196
Paris FC 1972–73 Division 1 39 11
Paris Saint-Germain 1973–74 Division 2 13 10
Maccabi Netanya 1974–75 Liga Leumit 26 5
New York Cosmos 1975 NASL 17 6
Maccabi Netanya 1975–76 Liga Leumit 32 5
1976–77 26 5
1977–78 3 1
Total 61 11
Hapoel Haifa 1978–79 Liga Leumit 20 1
Beitar Tel Aviv 1981–82 Liga Leumit 15 2
Career total 492 242

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Israel 1963 1 0
1964 8 4
1965 5 0
1966 8 4
1967 1 0
1968 14 15
1969 10 3
1970 8 3
1971 5 1
1972 6 1
1973 6 1
1974 0 0
1975 0 0
1976 3 0
1977 8 0
Total 83 32
Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spiegler goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Mordechai Spiegler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 January 1964 Government Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 3–0 Win Friendly
2 26 May 1964 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel 1–0 Win 1964 AFC Asian Cup
3 29 May 1964 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel File:Flag of India.svg India 2–0 Win
4 28 November 1964 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2–0 Win Friendly
5 6 April 1966 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 7–1 Win
6
7 15 June 1966 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1–2 Loss
8 12 October 1966 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 1–3 Loss
9 14 February 1968 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–1 Win
10
11 17 March 1968 File:Flag of Ceylon.svg Ceylon 7–0 Win 1968 Summer Olympics qualification
12
13
14 12 May 1968 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 6–1 Win 1968 AFC Asian Cup
15
16 10 September 1968 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 2–3 Loss Friendly
17 15 September 1968 Yankee Stadium New York City, United States File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3–3 Draw
18
19 25 September 1968 Temple Stadium, Philadelphia, United States 4–0 Win
20
21
22
23 15 October 1968 Estadio Nou Camp, León, Guanajuato, Mexico File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 3–1 Win 1968 Summer Olympics
24 28 September 1969 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2–0 Win 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 1 October 1969 4–0 Win
26 14 December 1969 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–1 Draw
27 22 March 1970 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia 5–1 Win Friendly
28
29 7 June 1970 Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca, Mexico File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1–1 Draw 1970 FIFA World Cup
30 11 November 1971 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2–2 Draw Friendly
31 28 March 1972 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma File:Flag of India.svg India 1–0 Win 1972 Summer Olympics qualification
32 21 May 1973 Seoul, South Korea File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 6–0 Win 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

Team Nat. From To Record
M W D L Win %
Maccabi Haifa Template:Flagicon 1979 1979

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Hapoel Haifa Template:Flagicon 1979 1980

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Beitar Tel Aviv Template:Flagicon 1980 1982

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Maccabi Netanya Template:Flagicon 1982 1984

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Hapoel Tel Aviv Template:Flagicon 1984 1984

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Maccabi Jaffa Template:Flagicon 1985 1985

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Maccabi Netanya Template:Flagicon 1990 1992

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Tzafririm Holon Template:Flagicon 1994 1996

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Total

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Honours

Player

Maccabi Netanya

Israel

Individual

Manager

Beitar Tel Aviv

Maccabi Netanya

See also

References

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  4. ↑ Great Jews in Sports - Robert Slater
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  6. ↑ "Shpigler 60 Sporting Heroes for 60 Years: No.2 Mordechai Shpigler" - Jerusalem Post
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ "Israel – Player of the Year" Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?: The Story of English Football's Forgotten ... - Anthony Clavane
  11. ↑ "Israel’s little-known contribution to soccer history - penalty shootouts" - Haaretz
  12. ↑ Golden Players take centre stage UEFA
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  14. ↑ Lifetime Contribution Prize Script error: No such module "webarchive". Israeli Football Player Association (IFPA)
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