Semir Tuce
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1989 | Velež Mostar | 173 | (55) |
| 1989–1995 | Luzern | 116 | (28) |
| Total | 289 | (83) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Yugoslavia U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 1986–1989 | Yugoslavia | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Club career
[edit]Velež Mostar
[edit]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.
Luzern
[edit]In 1989, he moved to Switzerland to play for FC Luzern.[1] He played in Switzerland for 5 years. He won the Swiss Cup with the club in 1992.[2] He ended his career at Luzern in 1995.
International career
[edit]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.[3]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results table. Yugoslavia's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 1987 | Gradski-Stadion, Banja Luka, Yugoslavia |  Austria
|
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 April 1989 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece
|
2–1 | 4–1 |
Personal life
[edit]On the 22 of April 2021 Tuce experienced a heart attack in his hometown Kriens, in Switzerland.[4]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Velež Mostar
Luzern
Individual
[edit]Awards
References
[edit]- ^ "» Top Ten FCL Legends – Part I". Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Dank Adi Koch kam der Cupsieg des FC Luzern 1992 auch nach Rothenburg - Luzerner Zeitung (in German)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ FC Luzern: Club-Legende Semir Tuce (57) erleidet Herzinfarkt - Nau.ch (in German)
External links
[edit]- Semir Tuce at National-Football-Teams.com
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