Ricardo Janota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Baleia Janota | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Pêro Pinheiro, Sintra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Académico Viseu (gk coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Progresso Mem-Martins | ||
| 1997–2001 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| 2001–2005 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Benfica B | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Estrela de Vendas Novas | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Atlético CP | 32 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Estrela Amadora | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Trofense | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Mafra | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético CP | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Académico Viseu | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Oriental | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Académico Viseu | 46 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Tondela | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Mafra | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Académico Viseu | 53 | (0) |
| Total | 243 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Académico Viseu (gk coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Baleia Janota (born 10 March 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeping coach at Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu.
Janota began his career with Benfica. He played twice for their B team in the Segunda Divisão, the third tier of Portuguese football, before moving on to third-tier clubs Estrela de Vendas Novas, Atlético CP and Estrela da Amadora. He spent the 2010–11 season with Liga de Honra (second-tier) Trofense, but never played for the first team. After a season back in the third tier with Mafra, Janota returned to Atlético CP, where he finally made his first appearance in the newly renamed Segunda Liga. He continued his Segunda Liga career with Académico Viseu and Oriental, before returning to Viseu in 2015. He signed for Tondela ahead of the 2016–17 season, and made his Primeira Liga debut in April 2017. That was his last top-flight appearance, and after half a season with Mafra he rejoined Académico Viseu in January 2019.
In international football, Janota played for his country from under-16 to under-19 level, and was part of Portugal's squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup without taking the field.