Mordechai "Motaleh" Spiegler (; 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.

Early life Mordechai Spiegler was born in Asbest, Soviet Russia, and is Jewish.Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob WechslerGreat Jews in Sports - Robert Slater He immigrated to Netanya, Israel, when he was a boy."Shpigler 60 Sporting Heroes for 60 Years: No.2 Mordechai Shpigler" - Jerusalem Post

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.

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."Israel – Player of the Year" Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

International career

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.

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.Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?: The Story of English Football's Forgotten ... - Anthony Clavane

His 32 goals for the national team (according to IFA count, FIFA counts only 24 of them) 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."Israel’s little-known contribution to soccer history - penalty shootouts" - Haaretz

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.Golden Players take centre stage UEFA He is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the IFA.Committees Israel Football Association

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.Lifetime Contribution Prize Israeli Football Player Association (IFPA)

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsMaccabi Netanya1960–61Liga Leumit1451961–621751962–63Liga Alef28231963–6422241964–65Liga Leumit27161965–6630171966–6854381968–6925261969–7030121970–7130131971–722417Total301196Paris FC1972–73Division 13911Paris Saint-Germain1973–74Division 21310Maccabi Netanya1974–75Liga Leumit265New York Cosmos1975NASL176Maccabi Netanya1975–76Liga Leumit3251976–772651977–7831Total6111Hapoel Haifa1978–79Liga Leumit201Beitar Tel Aviv1981–82Liga Leumit152Career total492242

International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIsrael196310196484196550196684196710196814151969103197083197151197261197361197400197500197630197780Total8332

Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spiegler goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Mordechai SpieglerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 Government Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong 2–0 3–0 Friendly2 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel 1–0 1–0 1964 AFC Asian Cup3 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 1–0 2–0 1964 AFC Asian Cup4 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 1–0 2–0 Friendly5 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 3–1 7–1 Friendly6 6–17 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel 1–1 1–2 Friendly8 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 1–1 1–3 Friendly9 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 1–0 2–1 Friendly10 2–111 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 2–0 7–0 1968 Summer Olympics qualification12 5–013 7–014 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran 1–0 6–1 1968 AFC Asian Cup15 5–016 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 1–3 2–3 Friendly17 Yankee Stadium, New York City, United States 1–0 3–3 Friendly18 2–019 Temple Stadium, Philadelphia, United States 1–0 4–0 Friendly20 2–021 3–022 4–023 Estadio Nou Camp, León, Mexico 2–1 3–1 1968 Summer Olympics24 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel 1–0 4–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification25 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel 1–0 2–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification26 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia 1–0 1–1 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification27 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3–0 5–1 Friendly28 4–029 Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca, Mexico 1–1 1–1 1970 FIFA World Cup30 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia 2–1 2–2 Friendly31 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma 1–0 1–0 1972 Summer Olympics qualification32 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 2–0 6–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics TeamNat.FromToRecordMWDLWin %Maccabi Haifa19791979Hapoel Haifa19791980Beitar Tel Aviv19801982Maccabi Netanya19821984Hapoel Tel Aviv19841984Maccabi Jaffa19851985Maccabi Netanya19901992Tzafririm Holon19941996Total

Honours

Player Maccabi Netanya Israeli Premier League: 1970–71, 1977–78 Israel State Cup: 1977–78 Israeli Supercup: 1971, 1978

Israel AFC Youth Championship: 1964 AFC Asian Cup: 1964

Individual Israeli Premier League top goalscorer: 1965–66, 1966–68, 1968–69 Israeli Player of the Year: 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame

Manager Beitar Tel Aviv Second Division:1980–81

Maccabi Netanya Israeli Premier League: 1982–83 Israeli Supercup: 1983 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1983, 1984 League Cup: 1982, 1983

See also List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks List of Jews in sports

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