Tuca (footballer)

Tuca

Personal information
Full name	Juliano Francisco de Paula
Date of birth	(1981-08-09) 9 August 1981
Place of birth	Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Hidd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Chapecoense
2005	Náutico
2006	Sport
2006–2010	Al Muharraq
2010–	Al-Hidd
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2010

Juliano Francisco de Paula, known as Tuca, (born 9 August 1981) is a Brazilian football defender who played in Brazil, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

Tuca signed with Chapecoense in 2003, leaving to join Náutico in 2005. In November 2005 he played in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série B playoff match between Náutico Grêmio, which later became known as the Battle of Aflitos.