Lotfi Nasib (

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''Nasibullen/Nasibulla,''

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'':'' Лотфи Насыйбуллин/Насыйбулла; ''Lotfi Nasıybullin/Nasıybulla;'' 13 May 1926 - 28 March 2011) was a Finnish ice hockey player who played in

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as an attacker during 1943-1954, where he represented the

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-based team ''

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'' and won six championships. Nasib also played in two

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and 24 national matches. Nasib operated as the captain of Ilves during 1950-1951 season. Nasib was inducted into the

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in 1985, as number 15.Baibulat, p. 257 (2004) In 1952, Nasib joined the German hockey team

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Hamburg. He was paid by the team and therefore can be considered one of the first Finnish hockey players that got compensated abroad. Lotfi was a part of the Finnish Tatar community. His parents were Neuman and Mahira Nasibullen/Nasibulla. Brother of Lotfi, Naim, and his son Erkan Nasib also played for Ilves.

Sources

* Baibulat, Muazzez: Tampereen Islamilainen Seurakunta: juuret ja historia. Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. Jyväskylä, 2004.. * Leinonen, Kimmo: ''Koulukadun Sankarit, Tampereen jääkiekkoilun historia 1928-1965''. APALI, 2014. .

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