During his club career, Janich played for Atalanta (1956–58), Lazio (1958–61), and Bologna (1961–72) in Serie A, as well as Lucchese (1972–73) in Serie C. He played for the Coppa Italia winners in 1958 (Lazio) and 1970 (Bologna).

He set a record that he played more games never having received a red card or been expelled from a match.

[2] At international level, Janich earned six caps for the Italy national football team, and played in both the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.

[2] He later moved to Bari, but was suspended for six months from football as a result of his involvement in the Totonero 1986 match-fixing scandal.

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