Richard Malik (19 December 1909 – 20 January 1945) was a German international

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. Drafted into the

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he died on the

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. His cousin

Leonard Malik Leonard Malik (25 October 1908 – 10 October 1945) was a Polish association football, footballer. He played in one match for the Poland national football team in 1930. Personal life Malik's cousin Richard Malik, Richard was also a footbal ...

was also a footballer representing Poland before World War II.

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1909 births 1945 deaths Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers {{Germany-footy-forward-1900s-stub German Army personnel killed in World War II