Zé Maria (footballer, born 1949)

José Maria Rodrigues Alves, better known as Zé Maria,[2] (born May 18, 1949 in Botucatu[3]) is a former association footballer.[2]

Zé Maria
Zé Maria in 1978
Personal information
Full name José Maria Rodrigues Alves
Date of birth (1949-05-18) May 18, 1949
Place of birth Botucatu (SP - Brazil)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Portuguesa
1970–1983 Corinthians 599 (17)
1984 Inter de Limeira
National team
1968–1978 Brazil 46 (0)
Teams managed
1983 Corinthians
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his career (1966–1983) he played for Ferroviário (SP), Portuguesa, Corinthians and Internacional (RS) as a defender.[3]

For the Brazilian team he played in 46 games from 1968 to 1978.[3] He was a member of the Brazilian squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup[4] (as a reserve who did not play), but he played in four matches during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2]

References
  1. "Zé Maria » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. FIFA profile
  3. Ze Maria at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. Brazil 1970 World Cup Squad


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