Spiegel started his coaching career in Maccabi Petah Tikva in 1955, acting as player-manager. In 1956, Spiegel was appointed as an interim manager of the national team, when the IFA briefly sacked coach Jackie Gibbons ahead of the 1956 AFC Asian Cup. As Gibbons was reinstated as coach the national team for the competition itself, Spiegel acted as his assistant. In 1957 Spiegel was forced to leave Maccabi Petah Tikva and moved on to coach Maccabi Hadera which Spiegel led to promotion from Liga Bet (third division). Spiegel then had spells in Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Maccabi Hadera, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Shimshon Tel Aviv before coaching Beitar Netanya for three years.