José Marcelo Ferreira
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| Zé Maria | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Marcelo Ferreira | |
| Date of birth | July 25, 1973 | |
| Place of birth |  Oeiras, Brazil |
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| Height | 175 cm | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Portuguesa | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991–1995 1993 1994 1995–1996 1996–1998 1998–2004 1999 1999 2000 2004–2006 2006–2007 2008 |
Portuguesa → Sergipe (loan) → Ponte Preta (loan) Flamengo Parma Perugia → Palmeiras (loan) → Vasco da Gama (loan) → Cruzeiro (loan) Inter Milan Levante Portuguesa |
17 (2) 38 (5) 28 (1) 13 (1) 45 (1) 164 (16) 22 (2) 34 (4) 29 (2) 30 (1) 14 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996–2001 | Brazil |
43 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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For another Brazilian footballer named Zé Maria , see José Maria Rodrigues Alves.
Zé Maria (real name José Marcelo Ferreira, born July 25, 1973) is a Brazilian football player. He is known for his pin point crosses. He can play either as a right midfielder or a right wing back.
Born in Oeiras, Brazil, he signed with Portuguesa in 1996, before switching to Flamengo a year later. After a successful season, he moved to Italy with Parma, where he enjoyed a productive spell. He has played also for Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama and Cruzeiro. In the summer of 1999 he moved to Perugia, before transferring to Internazionale in 2003. He was released on a free transfer by Internazionale in the summer of 2006. In August he signed for Levante UD in Spain.
After unsuccessful negotiations with several clubs, reportedly Sheffield United and QPR, he returned to Brazil and to Portuguesa in January 2008.
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Competitor for Brazil |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | |||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
