Anthony Lloyd Obi (born 15 September 1965) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Plymouth Argyle, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Oxford United. He spent the majority of his career in Belgium, most notably with K.V. Oostende, for whom he made 174 appearances in the top three divisions of Belgian football. He later became a youth coach with K.V. Oostende and still held the role as of August 2021.

Personal life

Obi's son Matthieu Hubrouck also became a footballer. As of 2018, Obi had been running the 't Valentientje bar in Ostend for 23 years. The business was declared bankrupt in May 2019. As of August 2018, he was running Obi's Bar at K.V. Oostende's Versluys Arena.

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Career statistics

References

1965 births

English men's footballers

English Football League players

Brentford F.C. players

Living people

Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands

Men's association football forwards

Aston Villa F.C. players

Walsall F.C. players

Plymouth Argyle F.C. players

Bristol Rovers F.C. players

Oxford United F.C. players

K.V. Oostende players

K.S.V. Roeselare players

Challenger Pro League players

Belgian Pro League players

Black British sportsmen

English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

English expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

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