José Mário Donizeti Baroni

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 for Botafogo-SP.

Career Zé 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.

Death Zé Mario, who frequently felt pain and was unable to train, after facing England on 8 June 1977, 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.

Honours Botafogo-SP Taça Cidade de São Paulo: 1977