Mordechai Spiegler
Shpigler in 1970
Personal information
Full name Mordechai Spiegler
Date of birth (1944-08-19) 19 August 1944
Place of birth Asbest, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1957–1961 Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1972 Maccabi Netanya 301 (196)
1972–1973 RC Paris 39 (11)
1973–1974 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (10)
1974–1975 Maccabi Netanya 26 (5)
1975 New York Cosmos 17 (6)
1975–1978 Maccabi Netanya 61 (11)
1978–1979 Hapoel Haifa 20 (1)
1981–1982 Beitar Tel Aviv (player-manager) 15 (2[2])
Total 492 (252)
International career
1963–1977 Israel 83 (32)
Managerial career
1979 Maccabi Haifa
1979–1980 Hapoel Haifa
1980–1982 Beitar Tel Aviv
1982–1984 Maccabi Netanya
1984 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1985 Maccabi Jaffa
1990–1992 Maccabi Netanya
1994–1996 Tzafririm Holon[3]
2013 Maccabi Netanya (general manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mordechai "Motaleh" Spiegler (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.[4]

Early life

Mordechai Shpigler was born in Asbest, Soviet Russia, and is Jewish.[1][5][6][7] He immigrated to Netanya, Israel, when he was a boy.[8]

Playing career

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.[9]

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.[10]

International career

Israeli teammates (Spiegler in the middle) holding the 1964 AFC Asian Cup after beating South Korea in the final round

Shpigler 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 2 goals at the tournament, which made him a joint tournament top scorer.[11]

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.[12]

His 32 goals for the national team (according to IFA count, FIFA counts only 24 of them)[5] was the Israeli record up until 2021 when he was surpassed by Eran Zahavi. Shpigler 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.

Shpigler captained the Israel Olympic team at Mexico City 1968 that reached the quarter-finals, losing to Bulgaria by a draw, 1–1.[13]

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.[14] Shpigler is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the IFA.[15]

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.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Maccabi Netanya 1960–61 Liga Leumit 145
1961–62 175
1962–63 Liga Alef 2823
1963–64 2224
1964–65 Liga Leumit 2716
1965–66 3017
1966–68 5438
1968–69 2526
1969–70 3012
1970–71 3013
1971–72 2417
Total 301196
Paris FC 1972–73 Division 1 3911
Paris Saint-Germain 1973–74 Division 2 1310
Maccabi Netanya 1974–75 Liga Leumit 265
New York Cosmos 1975 NASL 176
Maccabi Netanya 1975–76 Liga Leumit 325
1976–77 265
1977–78 31
Total 6111
Hapoel Haifa 1978–79 Liga Leumit 201
Beitar Tel Aviv 1981–82 Liga Leumit 152
Career total 492242

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Israel 196310
196484
196550
196684
196710
19681415
1969103
197083
197151
197261
197361
197400
197500
197630
197780
Total8332

International goals

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spiegler goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Mordechai Spiegler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 January 1964Government Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Hong Kong3–0WinFriendly
226 May 1964Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel1–0Win1964 AFC Asian Cup
329 May 1964Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel India2–0Win
428 November 1964 Yugoslavia2–0WinFriendly
56 April 1966 Finland7–1Win
6
715 June 1966Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Uruguay1–2Loss
812 October 1966Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel Yugoslavia1–3Loss
914 February 1968  Switzerland2–1Win
10
1117 March 1968 Ceylon7–0Win1968 Summer Olympics qualification
12
13
1412 May 1968Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran Hong Kong6–1Win1968 AFC Asian Cup
15
1610 September 1968Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel Northern Ireland2–3LossFriendly
1715 September 1968Yankee Stadium New York City, United States United States3–3Draw
18
1925 September 1968Temple Stadium, Philadelphia, United States4–0Win
20
21
22
2315 October 1968Estadio Nou Camp, León, Guanajuato, Mexico El Salvador3–1Win1968 Summer Olympics
2428 September 1969Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel New Zealand2–0Win1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
251 October 19694–0Win
2614 December 1969Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia Australia1–1Draw
2722 March 1970Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia5–1WinFriendly
28
297 June 1970Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca, Mexico Sweden1–1Draw1970 FIFA World Cup
3011 November 1971Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia Australia2–2DrawFriendly
3128 March 1972Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma India1–0Win1972 Summer Olympics qualification
3221 May 1973Seoul, South Korea Thailand6–0Win1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

Team Nat. From To Record
MWDLWin %
Maccabi Haifa Israel 1979 1979 3 0 0 3 000.00
Hapoel Haifa Israel 1979 1980 30 8 11 11 026.67
Beitar Tel Aviv Israel 1980 1982 65 28 21 16 043.08
Maccabi Netanya Israel 1982 1984 80 44 17 19 055.00
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1984 1984 8 1 3 4 012.50
Maccabi Jaffa Israel 1985 1985 12 5 5 2 041.67
Maccabi Netanya Israel 1990 1992 86 27 26 33 031.40
Tzafririm Holon Israel 1994 1996 55 19 9 27 034.55
Total 339 132 92 115 038.94

Honours

Player

Maccabi Netanya

Israel

Individual

Manager

Beitar Tel Aviv

Maccabi Netanya

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mordechai Shpigler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Mordechai Spiegler at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "וואלה! מכבי חיפה - צפרירים חולון מכבי חיפה". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mordechai Spiegler". RSSSF.
  5. 1 2 Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
  6. ↑ Great Jews in Sports - Robert Slater
  7. ↑ "These Jewish stars changed football and the World Cup - The Jewish Chronicle". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Shpigler 60 Sporting Heroes for 60 Years: No.2 Mordechai Shpigler" - Jerusalem Post
  9. ↑ "Mordechaï Shpigler : « J'espère une finale France-Brésil le 15 juillet » - Actualité Juive". Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Israel – Player of the Year" Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  11. ↑ ""Op-Ed: When Iran and Israel faced off" | JerusalemOnline". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?: The Story of English Football's Forgotten ... - Anthony Clavane
  13. ↑ "Israel’s little-known contribution to soccer history - penalty shootouts" - Haaretz
  14. ↑ Golden Players take centre stage UEFA
  15. ↑ Committees Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  16. ↑ Lifetime Contribution Prize Archived 25 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Football Player Association (IFPA)
  17. ↑ "שפיגלר מרדכי – רשימת המשחקים" [Mordechai Spiegler – List of games] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association.
  18. ↑ "The Israel Football Association". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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