▁youth , ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁Mac c abi ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁and ▁was ▁marked ▁early ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁future ▁talent . ▁By ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁national ▁U - 2 1 ▁side ▁to ▁Asian ▁champion ships ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁side . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁forward ▁for ▁the ▁Israel ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁final s ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁fought ▁with ▁Mac c abi ▁manager , ▁Jerry ▁Beit ▁ha Le vi ▁over ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁a ▁club ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁later ▁left ▁for ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁French ▁side ▁Str as bourg , ▁returning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁re join ▁Mac c abi . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁Sp iegel ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁in ▁H ap o el ▁Pet ah ▁T ik va ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁. ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mac c abi ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁which ▁won ▁ ▁the ▁State ▁Cup . ▁After ▁problems ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Mac c abi ▁Ha ifa , ▁Sp iegel ▁was ▁fired . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁B ne i ▁Ye h uda , ▁which