Mordechai Spiegler

Mordechai "Motaleh" Spiegler (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is an Israeli retired football player and manager.

[8] 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.

[11] His major achievement was helping Israel qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

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

[13] 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.

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