Hemerson José Maria (born 4 May 1972), known as Hemerson Maria, is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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Career

Maria played as a senior for a period of just three years, representing

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

, 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. Maria later returned to Figueirense, where he spent nearly ten years managing the under-20 side. He moved to

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in 2011, being initially named manager of the under-20s. On 26 March 2012, Maria was appointed manager of Avaí, in the place of sacked . He won the

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, but was sacked on 18 September after a poor run of form. Maria managed

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and

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before returning to Avaí on 13 June 2013. He left the club at the end of the season, after failing to achieve promotion. On 9 December 2013, Maria was announced as manager of

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. He won the 2014 Série B with the club, leading the side to a top tier promotion after 32 years of absence. He was sacked on 4 June, after a poor start in the league. Maria returned to ''JEC'' on 15 February 2016, but was again dismissed on 28 June. On 19 September, he took over

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in the place of

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, 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. 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. On 29 July 2019, Maria resigned from ''Figueira'', and was named in charge of

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also in the second division on 7 August. He left in November, with the club finishing the campaign in the 9th position. Maria was appointed manager of Chapecoense on 5 December 2019, but left on a mutual agreement on 16 February 2020, with just three matches. He took over

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on 30 March, but resigned on 28 October. Maria was named manager of

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on 8 January 2021, but was sacked on 1 April. He returned to Vila Nova on 11 August, but resigned just twelve days later. On 22 February 2022, Maria replaced Rafael Guanaes at the helm of Tombense. He was himself dismissed on 12 May, after the club's elimination in the

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Honours

Player

Figueirense *

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: 1994

Manager

Avaí *

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Joinville *

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