Obina

For the Nigerian name, see Obinna.

Obina

Personal information
Full name	Manuel de Brito Filho
Date of birth	(1983-01-31) January 31, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Vera Cruz, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2001	Vitória
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Vitória	40	(19)
2003	→ Flu de Feira (loan)	0	(0)
2003	→ CRB (loan)	-	(-)
2005	Al-Ittihad	-	(-)
2005–2010	Flamengo	112	(28)
2009	→ Palmeiras (loan)	27	(12)
2010	Atlético Mineiro	24	(12)
2011–2013	Shandong Luneng	34	(15)
2012	→ Palmeiras (loan)	24	(2)
2013	→ Bahia (loan)	13	(3)
2014	América Mineiro	24	(13)
2015–2016	Matsumoto Yamaga	36	(6)
Total		334	(110)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2018

Manuel de Brito Filho, better known as Obina (born January 31, 1983), is a former Brazilian football striker.

Career

Vitória

Obina caught attention in 2004 when he made a solid season, despite the relegation of his club, Vitória. He scored 24 goals that season, 19 in the Brazilian Série A, being the top scorer of the team along with Edílson. At the end of that year he has been transferred to Al-Ittihad.

Flamengo

Flamengo's supporters like to refer to him as the Brazilian Samuel Eto'o (they usually chant ôôôô... Obina é melhor que o Eto'o, "Obina is better than Eto'o"), a joke-reference to the Cameroonian and former Chelsea FC player. Obina was fundamental in helping Flamengo win the 2006 Brazilian Cup. He has often been compared with Fio Maravilha for his folkloric charm. Kléber Leite, Flamengo's Director of Football, once referred to him as being "culturally naive."

During Flamengo's Taça Guanabara semi-final match against Vasco da Gama on February 25, 2007, Obina injured his left knee's anterior cruciate ligament after scoring in the second minute of the match. Flamengo's doctors estimated that he will be out of action for six months.

Just a few games after his awaited return, Obina was suspended for 120 days after hitting Internacional's player Índio with his elbow during Flamengo's match against that team on September 8, 2007. ^[1]

In the two final games of the 2008 Campeonato Carioca, Obina scored three goals against Botafogo and led Flamengo to win its 30th championship.

Palmeiras

Obina was loaned to Palmeiras on May 25, 2009 until the end of the 2009 season. ^[2] He debuted for Palmeiras on May 29, 2009 in a Copa Libertadores game against Nacional, ^[3] scoring his first goal for the club on May 31, 2009, in a Série A game against Barueri. ^[4]

Obina scored his first hat-trick for Palmeiras on July 26, 2009 against rivals Corinthians, his club won 3-0. ^[5]

On November 18, 2009 Obina was involved in some trouble with his teammate Maurício, both argued and tried to hit each other after the incident. Both were resigned from the club with two matches left to play in the season. ^{[6] [7]}

Return to Palmeiras

In July 2012 Obina returned to Palmeiras for a six-month loan in which the São Paulo club shelled out $300 thousand ( R $626,000 ).

On July 22, 2012, shook the Nautical networks in victory by 3-0, this being his first goal after the return to Palmeiras . His poor performance, along with the entire team, which culminated with Palmeiras relegation to Serie B in 2013 led to the board of directors desist to renew with the player, following the Palestra Italia only until December, when it closes your loan agreement. On November 29, 2012, along with four other companions, was officially dismissed from the club.

Atlético Mineiro

After a very brief stay in Flamengo, for merely two weeks (the first two of 2010), Obina signed a three years contract with Atlético Mineiro prior to their first official game of the season, against América Mineiro, on January 24, 2010. The contract grants Atlético Mineiro 50% of the rights over Obina, and it cost the club approximately 700,000 euros. ^[8]

China

On January 21, 2011, the Atletico Mineiro announced through its official website that the group of investors who held the pass Obina, had negotiated the player with the Chinese football. Atletico received only, according to the contract, the amount on the window rate. [9 ] Obina was sold to Shandong Luneng, current Chinese champion.

América Mineiro

Hit in January 2014 to its arrival to America Mineiro . [ 15 ] He scored twice against his former club Atletico Mineiro, but the rabbit ended up losing the game by turning 3 to 2. [ 16 ] Before Vasco da Gama, Obina scored the goal that secured the tie for América Mineiro in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship . [17 ] Before his former club Bahia, scored a penalty goal that opened the scoring for the Coelho, but the team eventually lost the match 2-1.

Bahia

Hit in January 2013, was loaned to Bahia until December 2013. [ 14] Opened on March 17, 2013, against Vitória da Conquista, match that ended in a draw 1 to 1. He scored his first goal in the club's match against Juazeirense on March 24, 2013.

Career statistics

(Correct as of May 5, 2011 ^[update] )

Club	Season	State League		Brazilian Série A		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória	2004	-	-	40	19	9	5	-	-	-	-	49	24
	Total	0	0	40	19	9	5	0	0	0	0	49	24
Flamengo	2005	-	-	27	6	2	1	-	-	-	-	29	7
	2006	3	0	30	11	8	4	-	-	-	-	41	15
	2007	5	3	23	4	-	-	2	2	-	-	30	9
	2008	17	7	31	7	-	-	7	1	-	-	55	15
	2009	11	0	1	0	5	0	-	-	-	-	17	0
	Total	36	10	112	28	15	5	9	3	0	0	172	46
Palmeiras (loan)	2009	-	-	27	12	-	-	2	0	-	-	29	12
	Total	0	0	27	12	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	12
Flamengo	2010	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0
	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Atlético Mineiro	2010	3	3	24	12	3	5	-	-	3	3	33	23
	Total	3	3	24	12	3	5	0	0	3	3	33	23
Club	Season	–		Chinese Super League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shandong Luneng	2011	-	-	25	10	3	0	6	2	-	-	34	12
	Total	-	-	25	10	3	0	6	2	0	0	34	12
Career total		41	13	228	79	30	15	22	5	3	3	319	117

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website ^[9] and Flaestatística. ^[10]

Honours

Vitória

• Bahia State Championship: 2004(7 goals)

Flamengo

• Copa do Brasil: 2006
• Taça Guanabara: 2007, 2008
• Taça Rio: 2009
• Rio de Janeiro State League: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Campeonato Brasileiro: 2009

Atlético Mineiro

• Minas Gerais State League: 2010

References

1. "Obina, do Flamengo, é condenado a 120 dias de suspensão por agressão" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. September 18, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
2. "Em baixa, Obina troca Flamengo pelo Palmeiras" (in Portuguese). Terra. May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
3. "Libertadores: na estreia de Obina, Palmeiras tropeça e se complica" (in Portuguese). O Globo. May 29, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
4. "Obina marca no empate do Palmeiras com o Barueri" (in Portuguese). O Globo. May 31, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
5. "Obina hat-trick helps Palmeiras crush Corinthians". Four Four Two. July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
6. "Demitidos, Maurício e Obina deixam Porto Alegre sem o Palmeiras". Globoesporte.com. November 19, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
7. "Palmeiras pair set for sack following fight". Four Four Two. November 19, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
8. Presidente do Atlético-MG anuncia contratação de Obina ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
9. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
10. Flaestatística (in Portuguese)

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Obina at Sambafoot (archived)
• Obina at Guardian Stats Centre
• Obina at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
• soccerterminal
• Manuel de Brito Filho at Flapédia (in Portuguese)