André Luiz Bahia dos Santos Viana (born 24 November 1983) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a centre-back.

[1] In the 2001 season, he made his professional debut for Flamengo, where he started the whole game, in a 2–1 loss against Santa Cruz on 2 September 2001.

[19] However, after returning to Brazil following his signing for Feyenoord, Bahia was disciplined for "a breach of contract" and as punishment, he was told to train just with the fitness coach for several weeks.

[27] After the first two months at the club's reserves, Bahia made his Feyenoord debut, where he started the whole game, in a 4–1 win over Roda JC on 18 March 2005.

[32] In the 2005–06 season, Bahia became a first team regular for the side under the management of Erwin Koeman and formed a centre–back partnership with Serginho Greene.

[33] Bahia made his UEFA Cup debut against Rapid București in the first leg of the tournament and started the whole game, in a 1–1 draw on 15 September 2005.

[35] However in the return leg, Bahia started the whole game, as Feyenoord lost 1–0, resulting in the club's elimination in the UEFA Cup.

[38] Along with new signing Ron Vlaar, they helped Feyenoord keep a clean sheet in the next two matches against Roda JC and Heracles Almelo.

[40] Throughout the season, Bahia played every league match until he was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 1–0 loss against rivals’ Ajax in the first leg of the play-offs round.

[45] However, he suffered a concussion during a match against Excelsior on 24 September 2006 after colliding with Serginho Greene that saw him substituted in the 32nd minute and was sidelined for three weeks.

[46] But Bahia made his first team return from injury against Basel in the UEFA Cup match on 19 October 2006, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw.

[48] During a 3–0 loss against AS Nancy on 30 November 2006, Bahia was at fault when he scored an own goal; and eventually, Feyenoord were banned from European competition following hooliganism prior to and during the match against them.

[53] In the 2007–08 season, Bahia found himself behind the pecking order in the first team after losing place to Kevin Hofland, who was signed from VfL Wolfsburg and Vlaar who formed a partnership in centre defence.

[54] However, due to the injury of Vlaar, Bahia returned to the starting line-up for Feyenoord and formed a centre-back partnership with either Theo Lucius, Hofland and Greene.

[61] The transfer speculation ended when De Teelgraaf reported and Feyenoord's website that he signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2012.

[65] Since the start of the 2008–09 season, he continued to regain his first team place for Feyenoord, forming a centre–back partnership with either Hofland and Lucius.

[70] Bahia continued to remain in the first team for the side, where he formed a central partnership with the returning Vlaar and Hofland.

[74] He then set up a goal for veteran striker Roy Makaay to score a winner against Vitesse in a 2–1 win on 31 March 2010.

[76] Bahia then played in both legs of KNVB Cup Final against rivals' Ajax, as Feyenoord lost 6–1 on aggregate.

[84] In a follow up match against VVV-Venlo on 27 October 2010, Bahia was able to earn a redemption for scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–0 win.

"[86] Bahia also received criticism from Willem van Hanegem for his performance and was responsible for making teammates more nervous and facing pressure.

[92] It was revealed that should Bahia have stayed at Feyenoord for the 2011–12 season, he would have been behind the pecking order in the first team, placing on the substitute bench.

[93] On 4 July 2011, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig side Samsunspor after seven-year spell in Feyenoord, signing a three–year contract.

[102] After being released by Samsunspor, Bahia returned to Brazil by joining Botafogo on trial, with a view of permanent contract.

[114] Bahia then received a handful of first team appearances throughout May following an absent of Dória but returned to the substitute bench at the beginning of July.

[117] Since returning to the starting line-up, Bahia received a handful of first team appearances for the side following the departure of Dória.

[123] It was announced on 19 December 2014 that Bahia left Brazil for Japan to join J1 League side Shonan Bellmare, signing a two–year contract.

[129] Throughout the season, Bahia's performance in the number of matches helped the side earn eighth place in the table.

[141] After returning to the first team from suspension, Bahia then played a role when he assisted Naoki Yamada to score the winning goal against Matsumoto Yamaga.

[149] At the start of the 2018 season, Bahia set up a goal for Temma Matsuda, who scored an equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Kawasaki Frontale on 2 March 2018.