Mikhail Vasilyevich Yakovlev (russian: Михаил Васильевич Яковлев) (12 July 1893–1942) was an association football player. Yakovlev made his debut for

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on July 1, 1912 in a 1912 Olympics game against

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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

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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 {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub