| Tuca | |
| Fullname: | Juliano Francisco de Paula |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Al-Hidd |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2004 |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Years3: | 2006 |
| Years4: | 2006–2010 |
| Years5: | 2010– |
| Clubs2: | Náutico |
| Clubs5: | Al-Hidd |
| Pcupdate: | 9 October 2010 |
Juliano Francisco de Paula, known as Tuca, (born 9 August 1981) is a Brazilian football defender who played in Brazil, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Tuca signed with Chapecoense in 2003, leaving to join Náutico in 2005. In November 2005 he played in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série B playoff match between Náutico Grêmio, which later became known as the Battle of Aflitos.[2] [3]