Mordechai Spiegler

Mordechai Spiegler (Hebrew: מרדכי שפיגלר; born August 19, 1944 in Sochi, then Soviet Union, now Russia ) is a former Israeli football player and football coach. He came at the age of five years to Israel and should evolve there into one of the most dynamic players in the football history of the country. He captained the Israeli national football team to participate in the 1968 Olympic Games and the World Cup 1970. With the club Maccabi Netanya he was as a player and as a coach master of Israel.

  • 2.1 As a player
  • 2.2 As a coach

Career

Clubs

Spiegler began his playing career in 1962 at Maccabi Netanya. Between 1966 and 1969, he was three times top scorer in the Israeli league. In 1971, the deployable as an attacking midfielder and Spiegler in the storm Netanya to the first championship in club history. Overall, he brought it to Israel on 375 league games and 168 goals. In the time scoring list, he takes on a 5th place. In the years 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971, he was thereby also named Footballer of the Year of Israel.

In 1972 he moved to France to Paris FC. Already in the following year, but he joined the second division side Paris St Germain with which he succeeded in becoming the first division. After just one season he returned to Israel Maccabi Netanya back, only around 1975 to the beginning of the heyday of the North American Soccer League an offer of the New York Cosmos to follow.

But he remained in the United States only for one season. Until 1978 he played again for Netanya, before he even completed a season as player-manager of Hapoel Haifa for alleged career completion. In the 1981/82 season he was also Beitar Tel Aviv once again on the ball, but could there relegation of the team to the second division also prevent not.

National

His debut for the Israeli national team, he announced on January 2, 1964 against Hong Kong. His last mission for Israel, he played on 20 March 1977 a World Cup qualifying match in the South Korean capital Seoul, which won the hosts 3-1.

He captained Israel to participate in the football tournament of the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968, where the team penetrated into the quarter-finals. There arbitration Israel to a draw after extra output due to a loose- sealed oath against Bulgaria finally out. A penalty shoot- final match decision was not provided at that time.

In the two years it Spiegler led the national team to date only Israel's participation at a World Cup. After North Korea, not compete Sensation team of the Football World Cup 1966, in qualifying in Israel would remain for Israel only the oceanic nations New Zealand and Australia as an opponent. Israel defeated New Zealand in two games here in Tel Aviv 2-0 and 4-0. Australia won against Israel 1-0 at home - this was about the only one of the qualifying matches in the Spiegler not score. In the return match in Sydney, he scored the opening goal early Israel, which still had to accept the balance in the final phase.

At the tournament in Mexico in 1970 Israel was subject first to the fourth later this World Cup, Uruguay, 0-2, but enter the other two group matches with a draw against Sweden and the European champion and eventual runners-up Italy two notable successes. Israel nevertheless already retired from after the first round. In the 1-1 draw against Sweden Spiegler met with a remarkable volley for a 1-1 draw, which was known as the "Gateway of Toluca ."

Overall Spiegler denied 57 recognized by FIFA 'A' matches where he scored 24 goals. In various lists its number of matches is also indicated with 82 and attributed to him doing 32 goals. These matches include, for example, games in the context of the Olympic Games as well as games against U- 23 teams and city selections. Spiegler 's leading scorer for the Israeli national team.

Spiegler is the only player to score four goals for Israel in a game. In the 4-0 win in the friendly match against the USA on 25 September 1968, he scored all goals in the last 20 minutes. In addition, he scored two hat-tricks for the national team.

More

After Spiegler 1977 already served as player-manager of Hapoel Haifa he also coached Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he dismounted in 1982 as player-coach in the second division. Highlight of his coaching career was the Israeli Championship 1983 with his hometown club Netanya, the date last championship of the club.

Spiegler 2003 was chosen as the 50th anniversary of UEFA as the most important Israeli players of the previous 50 years to the Golden Player of the country.

Achievements

As a player

  • Israeli champion: 1971
  • Footballer of the Year (Israel ): 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971
  • Top scorer: 1966 ( 17 goals ), 1968 (38) 1969 ( 25)

As a coach

  • Israeli champion: 1983
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