SOCCER PLAYER
Zé Maria
1949 - Today

Zé Maria
José Maria Rodrigues Alves, better known as Zé Maria, (born May 18, 1949 in Botucatu) is a former association footballer. During his career (1966–1983) he played for Ferroviária, Portuguesa, Corinthians and Internacional (RS) as a defender. For the Brazilian team he played in 46 games from 1968 to 1978. He was a member of the Brazilian squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup (as a reserve who did not play), but he played in four matches during the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zé Maria is the 2,900th most popular soccer player (down from 1,178th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 265th in 2019) and the 281st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Zé Maria ranks 2,900 out of 21,273. Before him are Masafumi Terada, Antonio Betancort, Jasper Cillessen, Li Chan-myung, Alberto Gallardo, and Arturo Torres Carrasco. After him are Héctor De Bourgoing, Juan Masnik, Víctor Espárrago, Álvaro Negredo, Luisão, and Carlos Lapetra.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMasafumi Terada
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 2,898
Antonio Betancort
1937 - 2015
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 2,899
Jasper Cillessen
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 2,900
Li Chan-myung
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 2,901
Alberto Gallardo
1940 - 2001
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 2,902
Arturo Torres Carrasco
1906 - 1987
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2,903
Zé Maria
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2,904
Héctor De Bourgoing
1934 - 1993
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2,905
Juan Masnik
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 2,906
Víctor Espárrago
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 2,907
Álvaro Negredo
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 2,908
Luisão
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 2,909
Carlos Lapetra
1938 - 1995
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 2,910
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Zé Maria ranks 436. Before him are Charles Fefferman, Oleg Atkov, Philippe Djian, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Valeriu Muravschi, and Mart Helme. After him are Helmut Kremers, Zlatko Mateša, Jonathan Carroll, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Burghart Klaußner, and Manny Villar.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsCharles Fefferman
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 430
Oleg Atkov
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 431
Philippe Djian
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 432
Nurit Peled-Elhanan
LINGUIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 433
Valeriu Muravschi
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 434
Mart Helme
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 435
Zé Maria
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 436
Helmut Kremers
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 437
Zlatko Mateša
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 438
Jonathan Carroll
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 439
Zbigniew Rybczyński
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 440
Burghart Klaußner
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 441
Manny Villar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 442
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Zé Maria ranks 550 out of 2,236. Before him are Marco Antônio (1951), Cláudio Coutinho (1939), Josué de Castro (1908), Pedro Diniz (1970), Tarcísio Meira (1935), and Graciliano Ramos (1892). After him are Edson Tavares (1956), Luisão (1981), José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819), Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922), Nélida Piñon (1937), and Cacau (1981).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsMarco Antônio
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 544
Cláudio Coutinho
COACH
1939 - 1981
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 545
Josué de Castro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1973
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 546
Pedro Diniz
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 547
Tarcísio Meira
ACTOR
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 548
Graciliano Ramos
WRITER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 549
Zé Maria
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 550
Edson Tavares
COACH
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 551
Luisão
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 552
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 553
Warwick Estevam Kerr
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 554
Nélida Piñon
WRITER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 555
Cacau
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 556
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zé Maria ranks 281. Before him are Cicinho (1980), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro (1904), Noronha (1918), Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (1965), Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), and Marco Antônio (1951). After him are Luisão (1981), Cacau (1981), Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942), Batista (1955), Evair (1965), and Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939).
Cicinho
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 275
Joel de Oliveira Monteiro
1904 - 1990
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 276
Noronha
1918 - 2003
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 277
Bernardo Fernandes da Silva
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 278
Hermógenes Fonseca
1908 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 279
Marco Antônio
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 280
Zé Maria
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 281
Luisão
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 282
Cacau
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 283
Rildo da Costa Menezes
1942 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 284
Batista
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 285
Evair
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 286
Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 287