René Maillard (18 January 1923 – 25 April 2005) was a Swiss

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who played as an

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. He made 14 appearances for the Switzerland national team from 1946 to 1951. He was also named in Switzerland's squad for the Group 4 qualification tournament for the

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* 1923 births 2005 deaths People from Lavaux-Oron District Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Switzerland men's international footballers Swiss Super League players FC Lausanne-Sport players Footballers from the canton of Vaud {{Switzerland-footy-bio-stub