title: Semir Tuce
text: # Semir Tuce
  
  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
  
  ### 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.
  
  ## 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
  
      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 | Friendly |
  
  ## 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
  