Tuimasi Manuca

Tuimasi Manuca
Personal information
Full name Tuimasi Tavetuwai Manuca
Date of birth (1985-05-14)14 May 1985
Place of birth Lautoka, Fiji
Date of death 17 April 2026(2026-04-17) (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

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c Natoga, Anasilini (19 April 2026). "Tuimasi Manuca loses fight against cancer". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 presented by TOYOTA List of Players" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b Laddpeter, Meli. "Ba FC rallies behind former star Manuca in cancer battle". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ^ Singh, Zanzeer (22 January 2014). "Ba loses star striker". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tuimasi Manuca (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ^ Laddpeter, Meli. "Fiji FA Mourns Passing of former national midfielder Tuimasi Manuca". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Ex-Hekari star passes on". The National. 20 April 2026. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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