Career
He recently plays for in the Iran"s Premier Football League before being released because of heavy injury. He usually played in the midfielder position. Januário started his professional career playing for a number of provencial league teams in Brazil before moving the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team Esporte Clube Vitória.
After a season at Esporte Clube Vitória he moved from the Campeonato Brasileira Seria A to the Portuguese Liga where he played for Gil Vicente and Chaplain to the Forces Os Belenenses.
He then moved to Iran where he started playing for Foolad in 2006. In 2008, he moved to, talent has dramatically went up and has been in the starting line-up for most of the 2008-2009 season and has established great popularity with fans.
On 27 April 2009, he netted his fourth goal of the season which eventually made the league champions. On 26 May 2010, he joined in the Iran Pro League with the contract amount of $1,200.000.
He returned to after spending two seasons in by signing a one-year contract.
However, before the season ends, he separated from the team due to foot injury in January 2013. He announced his retirement on 29 June 2013. * 1st Division of Campeonato Paranaense** 1st Division of Campeonato Capixaba Club.