José Mario Donizetti Baroni (1 May 1957 – 7 June 1978), better known as Zé Mario, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Mario Donizetti Baroni | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 1978 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1976 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 | |||
Career
editZé Mario arrived at Botafogo-SP in 1973, and in 1976 he was promoted to the professional team. He was the club's first player to be called up to the Brazil national team, in addition to being part of the Taça Cidade de São Paulo title campaign, the first round of the 1977 Campeonato Paulista.[1][2][3]
Honours
edit- Botafogo-SP
- Taça Cidade de São Paulo: 1977
Death
editZé Mario, who frequently felt pain and was unable to train, after facing England on 8 June 1977,[4] when taking the mandatory exams with the Brazil national team, he was diagnosed with leukemia. He died on 7 June 1978, at the Beneficiência Portuguesa Hospital in Ribeirão Preto.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Botafogo-SP celebra 40 anos do título da Taça Cidade de São Paulo". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Zé Mario". Botafogo S/A (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Zé Mario (ex-ponta do Botafogo-SP)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1976-1977". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Zé Mario: do ineditismo na seleção brasileira ao adeus precoce". Última Divisão (in Portuguese). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.