Janício de Jesus Gomes Martins (born 30 November 1979), known simply as Janício, is a Cape Verdean retired professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Tarrafal, Janício started playing football for local Club Desportivo Amabox Barcelona Tarrafal, moving in 2001 to

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with C.F. Estrela da Amadora but failing to make any official appearances for the

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club. He continued playing in the country in the following three seasons, representing

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in the

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. In the 2005–06 campaign, Janício moved straight into the

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with

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, appearing in 32 games in his first year as the side – who at one point ranked as the team with the fewest goals conceded in the major European leagues – finished in eighth position, amidst serious financial problems. In his third season he played 37 official matches (3,214 minutes of action), helping the '' Sadinos'' to win the inaugural

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. In the summer of 2009, Janício signed a two-year contract with

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of the

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Honours

Vitória de Setúbal *

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: 2007–08

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janicio Martins 1979 births Living people Cape Verdean men's footballers Footballers from Santiago, Cape Verde Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players S.C.U. Torreense players Vitória F.C. players S.C. Covilhã players C.D. Pinhalnovense players Cypriot First Division players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Cape Verde men's international footballers Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal