Semir Tuce

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.

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.

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

Scores and results table. Yugoslavia's goal tally first:

On the 22 of April 2021 Tuce experienced a heart attack in his hometown Kriens, in Switzerland.

Player

Velež Mostar

Yugoslav Cup: 1985–86 Luzern

Swiss Cup: 1991–92

Individual

Awards

Yugoslav Footballer of the Year: 1986