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.
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. He spent his last career at Zweigen Kanazawa in Japanese Regional Leagues.
Club statistics Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsJapan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total1999Consadole SapporoJ2 League1923100223200033641103872001J1 League2411020271200226110002712003Kyoto Purple SangaJ1 League13110001412004J2 League14100-1412005Sagan TosuJ2 League22210-2322006Ventforet KofuJ1 League26111403122007Mito HollyHockJ2 League22020-240200822010-2302009Zweigen KanazawaRegional Leagues13120-151Total234161737025819
Personal life Biju's wife is Japanese.
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