Hemerson José Maria (born 4 May 1972) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a forward.

Maria played as a senior for a period of just three years, representing Figueirense, Flamengo-SC and Alto Vale.

After retiring, he moved to a managerial role, being an under-20 coach at Guarani de Palhoça in 2001 before taking over the first team later in the year.

[1] On 19 September, he took over Fortaleza in the place of Marquinhos Santos,[2] but left the club on 12 October after missing out promotion in the Série C. On 9 May 2017, Maria was named at the helm of Vila Nova.

[3] He left the club in the end of the 2018 campaign, after missing out promotion in both seasons, and was announced back at Figueirense on 28 November 2018.