Tuimasi Manuca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tuimasi Tavetuwai Manuca | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 2026 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Ba FA | (10+) | |
| 2009–2011 | Hekari United | ||
| 2011–2014 | Ba FA | ||
| 2014 | Hekari United | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ba FA | 2+ | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Fiji | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tuimasi Tavetuwai Manuca (14 May 1985 – 17 April 2026) was a Fijian footballer who played as a forward. He made six appearances for the Fiji football team, scoring once.
Club career
[edit]Manuca started his career at Ba FA, where he played between 2005 and 2009.[1] He later joined Hekari United in Papua New Guinea,[1] where he was part of their 2010 FIFA Club World Cup squad,[2] before returning to Ba in 2011.[3] In 2014, he rejoined Hekari United.[4]
International career
[edit]Manuca made six appearances for Fiji between 2008 and 2011, scoring one goal against Kiribati at the 2011 Pacific Games.[5] He was also part of Fiji's squad at the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, where they finished third.
Personal life and death
[edit]In March 2026, it was announced that Manuca was battling both lung and brain cancer.[3] He died on 17 April 2026, at the age of 40. [1][6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Natoga, Anasilini (19 April 2026). "Tuimasi Manuca loses fight against cancer". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 presented by TOYOTA List of Players" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- 1 2 Laddpeter, Meli. "Ba FC rallies behind former star Manuca in cancer battle". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Zanzeer (22 January 2014). "Ba loses star striker". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tuimasi Manuca (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ Laddpeter, Meli. "Fiji FA Mourns Passing of former national midfielder Tuimasi Manuca". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-Hekari star passes on". The National. 20 April 2026. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Tuimasi Manuca at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1985 births
- 2026 deaths
- Sportspeople from Lautoka
- 21st-century Fijian sportsmen
- Fijian men's footballers
- Fiji men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- 2008 OFC Nations Cup players
- Ba FA players
- PNG Hekari FC players
- Fijian expatriate men's footballers
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea
- Expatriate men's footballers in Papua New Guinea
- Deaths from cancer in Fiji
- Deaths from lung cancer
- Deaths from brain tumor