Mordechai "Motaleh" Spiegler (Hebrew: מרדכי שפיגלר, born in Sochi, Soviet Union, 19 August 1944) is a former Israeli footballer. He remains Israel's record goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 caps.[2]
In 2005, he was voted the 105th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[3]
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Domestic 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.[4]
[edit] International career
Spiegler made his international debut for Israel on 2 January 1964 against Hong Kong. He took part in the Israeli win in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, and scored 2 goals at the tournament, which made him a joint top scorer of the tournament.
His major achievement was helping Israel qualify for the Football World Cup 1970 in Mexico. He scored Israel's lone goal in World Cup history in a 1–1 draw against Sweden.
His 32 goals for the national team (according to IFA count, FIFA counts only 25 of them) is the Israeli record. Spiegler scored 25 goals in 62 'official' internationals for the Israeli national side, he also played in 21 other 'unofficial' matches (mostly Olympic Games qualifiers) scoring seven more goals.
Spiegler captained the Olympic team at Mexico City 1968 which reached the Quarter-Finals, losing to Bulgaria by a draw after the match ended 1–1.
[edit] International goals
[5]
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1. |
2 January 1964 |
Hong Kong |
 Hong Kong |
0-3 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 2. |
26 May 1964 |
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |
Hong Kong |
1-0 |
Win |
1964 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. |
29 May 1964 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
 India |
2-0 |
Win |
1964 AFC Asian Cup |
| 4. |
28 November 1964 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
 Yugoslavia |
2-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 5. |
6 April 1966 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
 Finland |
7-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 6. |
6 April 1966 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Finland |
7-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 7. |
15 June 1966 |
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |
 Uruguay |
1-2 |
Lose |
Friendly |
| 8. |
12 October 1966 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Yugoslavia |
1-3 |
Lose |
Friendly |
| 9. |
14 February 1968 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
 Switzerland |
2-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 10. |
14 February 1968 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Switzerland |
2-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 11. |
17 March 1968 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
 Sri Lanka |
7-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 12. |
17 March 1968 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Sri Lanka |
7-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 13. |
17 March 1968 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Sri Lanka |
7-0 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 14. |
12 May 1968 |
Tehran, Iran |
Hong Kong |
6-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 15. |
12 May 1968 |
Tehran, Iran |
Hong Kong |
6-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 16. |
10 September 1968 |
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
 Northern Ireland |
2-3 |
Lose |
Friendly |
| 17. |
15 September 1968 |
New York, USA |
 United States |
3-3 |
Draw |
Friendly |
| 18. |
15 September 1968 |
New York, USA |
United States |
3-3 |
Draw |
Friendly |
| 19. |
25 September 1968 |
Philadelphia, USA |
United States |
0-4 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 20. |
25 September 1968 |
Philadelphia, USA |
United States |
0-4 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 21. |
25 September 1968 |
Philadelphia, USA |
United States |
0-4 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 22. |
25 September 1968 |
Philadelphia, USA |
United States |
0-4 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 23. |
15 October 1968 |
Estadio Nou Camp, León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
 El Salvador |
3-1 |
Win |
1968 Summer Olympics |
| 24. |
28 September 1969 |
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |
 New Zealand |
2-0 |
Win |
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 25. |
1 October 1969 |
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |
New Zealand |
4-0 |
Win |
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26. |
14 December 1969 |
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
 Australia |
1-1 |
Draw |
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27. |
22 March 1970 |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
 Ethiopia |
1-5 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 28. |
22 March 1970 |
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
1-5 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 29. |
7 June 1970 |
Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca, Mexico |
 Sweden |
1-1 |
Draw |
1970 FIFA World Cup |
| 30. |
11 November 1971 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Australia |
2-2 |
Draw |
Friendly |
| 31. |
28 March 1972 |
Yangon, Burma |
India |
1-0 |
Win |
1972 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 32. |
16 May 1973 |
Seoul, South Korea |
 Japan |
2-1 |
Win |
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 33. |
21 May 1973 |
Seoul, South Korea |
 Thailand |
6-0 |
Win |
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
[edit] International
| Israel national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 1963 |
1 |
0 |
| 1964 |
6 |
3 |
| 1965 |
5 |
0 |
| 1966 |
8 |
4 |
| 1967 |
1 |
0 |
| 1968 |
12 |
15 |
| 1969 |
8 |
3 |
| 1970 |
6 |
3 |
| 1971 |
4 |
1 |
| 1972 |
5 |
1 |
| 1973 |
6 |
1 |
| 1974 |
0 |
0 |
| 1975 |
0 |
0 |
| 1976 |
3 |
0 |
| 1977 |
8 |
0 |
| Total |
83 |
33 |
[edit] Post-playing career
He 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.[6] Spiegler is a member of the Education and Publicity Committee of the IFA.[7]
In 2007, he won a lifetime contributions special award for the Israeli national team in the 1970 world cup, determined by Yedioth Ahronoth and the Israeli football player association.[8]
[edit] Honours
[edit] As player
- Israeli Premier League (2):
- Israeli Premier League – Top Goalscorer (3):
- 1965–66, 1966–68, 1968–69
- Israeli Player of the Year (4):
- 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
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[edit] As manager
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Shpigler, Mordechai |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
19 August 1944 |
| Place of birth |
Sochi, Soviet Union |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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