Manuel de Brito Filho

Known simply as Obina, this Brazilian striker is exactly the kind of player I find easy to root for. At 183 cm he was built to hold up the ball and battle defenders, and coming out of Bahia, a region where football and rhythm soak into the bones, you can imagine the technique and timing came naturally. I have a soft spot for old-school, physical center-forwards who earn their goals the hard way rather than chasing highlight reels. Rising from a small town like Vera Cruz to a professional career deserves real respect. Players who throw their whole body into the game are the ones I remember.

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Name (English)

Manuel de Brito Filho

Name (Japanese)

マヌエル・デ・ブリト・フィリオ

Reading

まぬえる・で・ぶりと・ふぃりお

Born

January 31, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Vera Cruz, Bahia, Brazil

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

• Official sitehttp://www.obina.com.br/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959642

Tags

• Bahia
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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