José Maria Rodrigues Alves, better known as Zé Maria,[2] (born May 18, 1949 in Botucatu[3]) is a former association footballer.

[2] During his career (1966–1983) he played for Ferroviária, Portuguesa, Corinthians and Internacional (RS) as a defender.

[3] He was a member of the Brazilian squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup[4] (as a reserve who did not play), but he played in four matches during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

[2] Zé Maria's son Fernando Lázaro is a coach and development analyst, and worked mainly at Corinthians.

[5] This biographical article related to a Brazilian association football defender born in the 1940s is a stub.