Mikhail Vasilyevich Yakovlev (russian: Михаил Васильевич Яковлев) (12 July 1893–1942) was an association football player. Yakovlev made his debut for
Russia
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on July 1, 1912 in a
1912 Olympics game against
Germany
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. He was killed as a civilian in the
Siege of Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad (russian: links=no, translit=Blokada Leningrada, Блокада Ленинграда; german: links=no, Leningrader Blockade; ) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of L ...
during
World War II
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.
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1892 births
1942 deaths
Men's footballers from the Russian Empire
Russian Empire men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for the Russian Empire
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
Victims of the Siege of Leningrad
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