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
Height 175 cm
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Levante
Number 11
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–95
1993
1994
1996
1996–98
1998–2004
1999
1999
2000
2004–06
2006–present
Portuguesa
Sergipe (loan)
Ponte Preta (loan)
Flamengo
Parma
Perugia
Palmeiras (loan)
Vasco da Gama (loan)
Cruzeiro (loan)
Internazionale
Levante
017 (2)
038 (5)
028 (1)
015 (0)
045 (1)
164 (16)
022 (2)
034 (4)
029 (2)
030 (1)
000 (0)   
National team2
1996–2001 Brazil 043 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:00, 29 August 2006 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12:00, 29 August 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

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 can play either as a right back or a right wing back. He currently plays for Levante UD.

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.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Brazil Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

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Levante UD - Current Squad

1 Cavallero | 2 Manolo | 3 Alexis | 4 Camacho | 5 Álvaro | 6 N'Diaye | 7 Ettien | 8 Kapo | 9 Nino | 10 Riga | 11 Zé María | 12 Berson | 13 Molina | 14 Harte | 15 Tommasi | 16 Salva Ballesta | 17 Rubiales | 18 José Serrano | 19 Reggi | 20 Déhu | 21 Courtois | 22 Robert | 23 Descarga | 24 Meyong | Manager: Abel Resino