Zé Mário (footballer, born 1954)

Not to be confused with Zé Mario (footballer, born 1957).

José Mário Crispim (born 16 May 1954), simply known as Zé Mário is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.^[1][2][3]

Zé Mário

Personal information
Full name	José Mário Crispim
Date of birth	(1954-05-16) 16 May 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth	Sales Oliveira, Brazil
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974	Noroeste
1975–1980	Palmeiras	120	(20)
1976–1977	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)
1977	→ Santos (loan)
1980–1982	Ponte Preta
1982	Francana
1983	Uberlândia
1983–1984	São Paulo	94	(4)
1985	Juventus-SP
1986	Remo
1987	Ponte Preta
International career
1974	Brazil U20
Managerial career
1996	Botafogo-SP
1997	Botafogo-SP
2001	Botafogo-SP
2004	Botafogo-SP
2012	Botafogo-SP (Director of Football)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 September 2023

Career

Appointed as the ideal replacement for Ademir da Guia, Zé Mário was hired by Palmeiras with great expectations. However, without finding space at the club at first, he was negotiated with Botafogo-SP and Santos to gain experience. He returned to Palmeiras in the late 70s where he was state champion. In 1981 at Ponte Preta, he had his great year, being nominated for the Bola de Prata.^[4]

For the Brazil under-20 team, he was South American champion in 1974.^[5]

Managerial career

After helping with the preparations of the youth categories, he was coach of Botafogo-SP in 1996, in the runner-up campaign of Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.^[6] Zé Mário had two more spells at Botafogo, in 2001 and 2004. In 2012 he was the club's football director.^[7]

Honours

Brazil U20

• South American U-20 Championship: 1974

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1976