Semir Tuce (born 11 February 1964) is a Bosnian retired footballer, who played as left winger.

He was part of the Velež Mostar second golden era, which won the 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup.

Semir Tuce

Club career

Velež Mostar

Tuce was born in Mostar and started to play professionally for FK Velež Mostar in 1983, and became one of their best players. He would shoot with his left foot, and was noted in the Yugoslav First League. During his career in Velež, he played 177 league games and scored 55 goals. In 1986, he won the Yugoslav Cup with Velež. The same year, in 1986, he was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.

Semir Tuce

Luzern

In 1989, he moved to Switzerland to play for FC Luzern. He played in Switzerland for 5 years. He won the Swiss Cup with the club in 1992. He ended his career at Luzern in 1995.

Semir Tuce

International career

Tuce made his debut for Yugoslavia in an October 1986 European Championship qualification match against Turkey and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an April 1989 friendly match against Greece.

International goals

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Personal life

On 22 April 2021 Tuce was hit by a heart attack in his hometown Kriens, in Switzerland.

Honours

Player

Velež Mostar

Yugoslav Cup: 1985–86

Luzern

Swiss Cup: 1991–92

Individual

Awards

Yugoslav Footballer of the Year: 1986

References

External links

1964 births

Living people

Footballers from Mostar

Men's association football wingers

Yugoslav men's footballers

Yugoslavia men's international footballers

Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia

Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers

FK Velež Mostar players

FC Luzern players

Yugoslav First League players

Swiss Super League players

Swiss Challenge League players

Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland