- Giora Spiegel
Football manager infobox
playername = Giora Spiegel
fullname = Giora Spiegel
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|7|27
cityofbirth =Petah Tikva
countryofbirth =Israel
currentclub =
position = Manager (former Midfielder)
years =1973 -1978 1978 -1979 1979
clubs = Maccabi Tel Aviv StrasbourgOlympique Lyonnais Maccabi Tel Aviv
caps(goals) =
nationalyears =1965 -1980
nationalteam = Israel
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate =10 December 2006
ntupdate =10 December 2006 Giora Spiegel ( _he. גיורא שפיגל), (born
July 27 ,1947 inPetah Tikva ) is a formerIsrael i international footballer and is currently a manager. As a footballer, he holds the record for the longest Israel career, spanning 14 years and 357 days.Early life
The son of
Eliezer Spiegel , who was a prominent footballer during theBritish Mandate of Palestine . Giora attendedHerzliya Hebrew High School .Playing career
As a youth, he played at Maccabi Tel Aviv and from an early age was scouted as being a future talent. By age seventeen, he was leading the national U-21 side to Asian championships and by eighteen, he had been called up to the full side. By
1973 , he had a spat with Maccabi manager,Jerry Beit haLevi over transferring to a club inFrance . He later left Maccabi forFrance and didn't come back until1979 when he rejoined Maccabi and helped them win the league.Managerial career
Today, Giora acts as a general manager of
Beitar Jerusalem .
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