Branko Tucak (born 19 June 1952) is a Croatian

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coach and former player who most recently coached the Rwanda national team.

Playing career

Tucak played for

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Coaching career

Tucak was appointed manager of the Rwanda national team in April 2008, and was sacked in November 2009. He has also coached in Croatia, France, Kuwait and Sudan. In April 2014 it was announced that he was part of an eight-man shortlist to replace Eric Nshimiyimana as Rwanda manager.

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FC Metz profile
1952 births Living people Footballers from Split-Dalmatia County Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers NK Zagreb players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players FC Metz players AS Nancy Lorraine players Angers SCO players K.V. Kortrijk players US Thionville Lusitanos players Yugoslav First League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian football managers HNK Šibenik managers NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac managers NK Zagreb managers Al Hilal Club (Omdurman) managers Al Merrikh SC managers NK Istra 1961 managers Rwanda national football team managers Croatian Football League managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Sudan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan Expatriate football managers in Rwanda {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub