His debut came in December 1994, during an FA Cup second round replay at home to Enfield, when regular Torquay goalkeeper Ashley Bayes was sent off.
In October 2007, Tucker took charge of his first match for the Wales women's national football team, following the resignation of Andy Beattie, a spell which lasted 2 years until he joined Swansea City first time around in July 2009 as a goalkeeping coach under incoming manager Paulo Sousa, replacing Iñaki Bergara who had followed Roberto Martínez to Wigan Athletic.
[3] After Sousa's departure, Tucker remained as part of Brendan Rodgers' backroom staff, as the Swans gained promotion to the Premier League.
After five seasons working for Swansea City, Tucker was replaced by Sevilla goalkeeping coach Javier García on 27 June 2014.
On 16 March 2015, Tucker joined Dick Advocaat's staff at Sunderland, following the dismissal of Gus Poyet, and helped secure Premier League survival.