He played Bundesliga
A basketball star has a well-known brother
Updated on 11.09.2025 – 12:52 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Germany’s basketball players are in the semi -finals of the European Championship. Among them is Isaac Bonga, whose brother is also a well -known athlete.
You made it exciting again. As in the round of 16 against Portugal, Germany was only able to pull the game to its side at the European Casketball European Championship in the quarter-finals in the 4th quarter. In a close, heated game with many fouls and discussions, the longer German breath and the squad width against Slovenia made the difference.
Isaac Bonga played a key role against the Slovenes. The defensive specialist was given the task of guarding superstar Luka Dončić. Not an easy job for the 25-year-old, after all, it is a strength of the Slovenian exception to draw fouls. “You saw that Luka wanted it with everything he had,” said Bonga after the game.
The German world champion invested a lot to give the German defensive the stability that it did not have in the first half, especially in the first half. It is not a matter of course that Isaac Bonga was on the court in Riga. Because the Guard of Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) first played football in childhood – just like his brother Tarsis.
While Isaac switched to basketball after a while, Tarsi’s football professional became a football professional. And the older brother of the Dončić guarder even made it to the Bundesliga a few years ago. In 2020, he made the leap to VfL Bochum through stations in Leverkusen, Düsseldorf and Chemnitz, with which he made the promotion to the German football upper house perfect a year later.
In the Bundesliga, Tarsis Bonga only played a subordinate role, only played three games. The following year he was no longer used, moving to Braunschweig in January 2023.
The 28-year-old is now under contract with the Würzburg Kickers in the regional league Bayern. He was able to score four goals in seven games in the new season. In total, Bonga has 7 goals and 12 templates in 89 third division games, in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga he did not score a single goal in 27 games.
During the currently running basketball championship, the two brothers may be in contact with little. Two years ago at the World Cup, they prescribed radio silence, said Tarsis in an interview with FUPA.NET: “During the tournament, I deliberately left my brother alone so that he can fully focus on his task.” For Germany, the title followed at the World Cup. And with the EM? Tomorrow, Friday in the semi-finals against Finland (from 4 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online), decides whether it is enough for the final on Sunday.