Ricardo Janota

Ricardo Baleia Janota (born 10 March 1987) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for LigaPro club Academico Viseu as a goalkeeper.

Janota began his career with Benfica. He played twice for their B team in the Segunda Divisao, the third tier of Portuguese football, before moving on to third-tier clubs Estrela de Vendas Novas, Atletico 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 Atletico CP, where he finally made his first appearance in the newly renamed Segunda Liga. He continued his Segunda Liga career with Academico 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 Academico 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.