Andre Luiz de Souza Silva
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Andre Luiz de Souza Silva or simply known as Biju (born September 17, 1974 in Brazil
) is a Brazilian former football
player. He is called "Biju" because it is the name of a vegetable dish he often ate as a child.
After playing professionally in his native Brazil for three years, Biju joined the J. 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. He spent his last career at Zweigen Kanazawa
in Japan's semi-professional Japan Football League
.
|1999||rowspan="4"|Consadole Sapporo
||rowspan="2"|J. League 2
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|2000||33||6||4||1||1||0||38||7
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|2001||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||24||1||1||0||2||0||27||1
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|2002||26||1||1||0||0||0||27||1
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|2003||rowspan="2"|Kyoto Purple Sanga||J. League 1||13||1||1||0||0||0||14||1
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|2004||J. League 2
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|2005||Sagan Tosu
||J. League 2
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|2006||Ventforet Kofu
||J. League 1||26||1||1||1||4||0||31||2
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|2007||rowspan="2"|Mito HollyHock
||rowspan="2"|J. League 2
||22||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
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|2008||22||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||23||0
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|2009||Zweigen Kanazawa
||Regional Leagues
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Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) is a Brazilian former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He is called "Biju" because it is the name of a vegetable dish he often ate as a child.
After playing professionally in his native Brazil for three years, Biju joined the J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
at Consadole Sapporo
Consadole Sapporo
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....
in 1999. In 2002 he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga, and then Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
. From 2006 he played for Ventforet Kofu
Ventforet Kofu
are a Japanese football club from Kofu. They compete in the J. League Division 1, and their home ground is the Kose Sports Stadium.The word "Ventforet" is coined combining two French words Vent and Forêt...
. He joined Mito mid-season of 2007 on a 6-month contract. He spent his last career at Zweigen Kanazawa
Zweigen Kanazawa
Ishikawa Football Club Zweigen Kanazawa is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They play in Japan Football League.-History:...
in Japan's semi-professional Japan Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
.
Club career statistics
|-|1999||rowspan="4"|Consadole Sapporo
Consadole Sapporo
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....
||rowspan="2"|J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||19||2||3||1||0||0||22||3
|-
|2000||33||6||4||1||1||0||38||7
|-
|2001||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||24||1||1||0||2||0||27||1
|-
|2002||26||1||1||0||0||0||27||1
|-
|2003||rowspan="2"|Kyoto Purple Sanga||J. League 1||13||1||1||0||0||0||14||1
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|2004||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||14||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||14||1
|-
|2005||Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||22||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||23||2
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|2006||Ventforet Kofu
Ventforet Kofu
are a Japanese football club from Kofu. They compete in the J. League Division 1, and their home ground is the Kose Sports Stadium.The word "Ventforet" is coined combining two French words Vent and Forêt...
||J. League 1||26||1||1||1||4||0||31||2
|-
|2007||rowspan="2"|Mito HollyHock
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....
||rowspan="2"|J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||22||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
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|2008||22||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||23||0
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|2009||Zweigen Kanazawa
Zweigen Kanazawa
Ishikawa Football Club Zweigen Kanazawa is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They play in Japan Football League.-History:...
||Regional Leagues
Japanese Regional Leagues
Japanese Regional Leagues are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis...
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