Club career
Born in Capim Grosso, Bahia, Baiano was nicknamed after his native state, and was a youth product of Santos. He made his first team debut on 11 February 1996, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Corinthians. [1]
Baiano scored his first goal for Peixe on 2 May 1996, netting the opener in a 2–1 away loss to Novorizontino. [2] He subsequently became a regular starter in the 1997 season before losing his spot in the following campaign.
In February 1999, Baiano was loaned to Matonense for the 1999 Campeonato Paulista. [3] In July, he moved to Vitória also in a temporary deal.
Back to Santos for the 2000 season, Baiano was a regular starter during the year's Paulistão before being transferred to Spanish La Liga club UD Las Palmas for a rumoured fee of US$ 2.75 million in August. [4]
Baiano returned to his home country in 2001, after being loaned to Atlético Mineiro for one year. He returned to the Amarillos in May of the following year, with the club now in Segunda División. [5]
On 25 July 2003, Baiano signed for Palmeiras until the end of the year. [6] On 27 December 2004, he was presented at Boca Juniors, [7] but rescinded with the club in the following June and subsequently returned to Verdão. [8]
Baiano moved to Russian side Rubin Kazan on 5 January 2006, [9] but returned to Brazil in April 2007, joining Náutico on loan. [10] On 3 August, however, he moved to his first club Santos also in a temporary deal until the end of the year. [11]
Baiano rescinded his link with Rubin in July 2008, and signed a short-term deal with Vasco da Gama on 17 September of that year. [12] He spent the 2009 season at Colombian side Atlético Nacional, before playing the 2010 Campeonato Paulista for Paulista.
On 24 April 2010, Baiano was announced at Guarani, [13] being a regular starter as the club suffered relegation from the Série A. On 8 December, he returned to Paulista for the ensuing campaign, [14] and subsequently joined Red Bull Brasil.
On 10 May 2012, Baiano signed for Brasiliense. [15] He agreed to a deal with Gama on 7 November 2014, [16] and moved to Vila Nova on 17 September 2015. [17]
On 20 January 2016, Baiano moved to Brasília after the club paid his R$ 100,000 release clause to Gama. [18] He subsequently represented clubs in the state, playing for Ceilândia, [19] Luziânia, CFZ de Brasília [20] and Real, [21] and retiring with the latter in 2018, aged 40.
Coaching career
In July 2018, Baiano became an assistant coach at Taguatinga. [23] On 21 November, he was named head coach of Taboão da Serra for the upcoming season, [24] but was sacked on 8 March 2019. [25]
In 2021, Baiano returned to Paulista, now as head coach of the under-20 team. On 27 August, he was named head coach of the main squad, [26] but returned to his previous role for the 2022 season.
On 17 March 2022, Baiano joined Red Bull Bragantino as an assistant of the under-15 squad. [27] He subsequently moved to the under-17 team under the same role. [28]
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