André Luiz de Souza Silva or simply known as Biju (born September 17, 1974) is a Brazilian former football player. His nickname is "Biju" because it was the name of a vegetable dish he often ate as a child.

Biju
Personal information
Full name Andre Luiz de Souza Silva
Date of birth (1974-09-17) September 17, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Goytacaz
1997 Americano
1998 União São João
1999–2002 Consadole Sapporo 102 (10)
2003–2004 Kyoto Purple Sanga 27 (2)
2005 Sagan Tosu 22 (2)
2006 Ventforet Kofu 26 (1)
2007–2008 Mito HollyHock 44 (0)
2009 Zweigen Kanazawa 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2009

After playing professionally in his native Brazil for three years, Biju joined the J2 League at Consadole Sapporo in 1999. In 2002, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga, and then Sagan Tosu. From 2006 he played for Ventforet Kofu. He joined Mito mid-season of 2007 on a 6-month contract.[1] He spent his last career at Zweigen Kanazawa in Japanese Regional Leagues.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1999 Consadole Sapporo J2 League 19 2 3 1 0 0 22 3
2000 33 6 4 1 1 0 38 7
2001 J1 League 24 1 1 0 2 0 27 1
2002 26 1 1 0 0 0 27 1
2003 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 League 13 1 1 0 0 0 14 1
2004 J2 League 14 1 0 0 - 14 1
2005 Sagan Tosu J2 League 22 2 1 0 - 23 2
2006 Ventforet Kofu J1 League 26 1 1 1 4 0 31 2
2007 Mito HollyHock J2 League 22 0 2 0 - 24 0
2008 22 0 1 0 - 23 0
2009 Zweigen Kanazawa Regional Leagues 13 1 2 0 - 15 1
Total 234 16 17 3 7 0 258 19

Personal life

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  • Biju's wife is Japanese.

References

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  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Biju Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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