Zé Maria (footballer, born 1973)

Zé Maria
Personal information
Full name José Marcelo Ferreira
Date of birth (1973-07-25) 25 July 1973
Place of birth Oeiras (PI - Brazil)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Olbia (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Portuguesa 28 (2)
1993Sergipe (loan) 38 (5)
1994Ponte Preta (loan) 22 (0)
1996 Flamengo 14 (1)
1996–1998 Parma 45 (2)
1998–2004 Perugia 144 (16)
1999Vasco Gama (loan) 34 (4)
1999Palmeiras (loan) 15 (1)
2000Cruzeiro (loan) 29 (2)
2004–2006 Inter Milan 29 (1)
2006–2007 Levante 14 (0)
2008 Portuguesa 5 (1)
2008–2009 Città Castello
Total 416 (35)
International career
1996–2001 Brazil 25 (0)
Managerial career
2010 Group Castello
2010 Catanzaro
2015 Ceahlăul
2016–2017 Gor Mahia
2017–2018 Tirana
2019 Portuguesa
2024– Olbia
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Marcelo Ferreira (born 25 July 1973), commonly known as Zé Maria, is a retired Brazilian football player turned coach. He is currently working as head coach of Serie D club Olbia.

Known for his pin-point crosses, he could play either as a right back or right midfielder, and played the vast majority of his professional career, other than in his country, in Italy's Serie A, where he represented three teams, mainly Perugia.