Janício de Jesus Gomes Martins (born 30 November 1979), known simply as Janício, is a Cape Verdean retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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.
Club career
Born in
Tarrafal, Janício started playing football for local
Club Desportivo Amabox Barcelona Tarrafal, moving in 2001 to
Portugal
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with
C.F. Estrela da Amadora but failing to make any official appearances for the
second division club. He continued playing in the country in the following three seasons, representing
S.C.U. Torreense in the
third level.
In the
2005–06 campaign, Janício moved straight into the
Primeira Liga
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with
Vitória de Setúbal
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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
Portuguese League Cup.
In the summer of 2009, Janício signed a two-year contract with
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
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Cypriot First Division
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.
Honours
Vitória de Setúbal
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Taça da Liga
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:
2007–08[
]
References
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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