Robert Lewandowski Story

Robert Lewandowski was born on 21 August, 1988 in Warsaw, Poland. He is the son of Krzystof Lewandowski, a national judo champion as well as a football player for Hutnik Warszawa in the 2^nd division, and Iwona Lewandowski, one-time volleyball player for AZS Warszawa as well as the vice president of Partyzant Leszno.

Career

Robert’s club career started at Varsovia, where he played for 7 years and then later moved to Delta Warsaw where he was in the first team, scoring 4 goals.

In the 2006-2007 Season, Robert played in the Polish 3^rd division and was the top-scorer with 15 goals, which helped Znicz Pruszkow win a promotion. In the 2007-2008 Season, Robert again became the top-scorer in the Polish 2^nd division this time with 21 goals to his credit.

In June of 2008, Robert was signed-up by Lech Poznan and debuted for his new team in July as a substitute in the UEFA Cup qualifier versus the Azerbaijan club, Khazar Lenkoran. He scored the sole goal of the match.

In the 2009-2010 Season, he became the top-scorer with a total of 18 goals to his credit that also helped Lech win the 2009-2010 Championship. In June of 2010, Robert joined the Bundesliga club, Borussia Dortmund for a period of 4-years, until 2014. In September of the same year he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Schalke in the Revierderby, winning the match with a score of 3-1.

In the 2011-2012 Season, Robert was part of the playing-eleven and scored twice in the club’s victory over SV Sandhausen in the DFB-Pokal first round. His league goal was scored against FC Nuremberg in a 2-0 win. In April he scored the winner goal in the match against league leaders Bayern Munich.

In the 2012-2013 Season, Robert appeared in the first day match against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga campaign but scored his first goal in the 3-0 won over Bayer Leverkusen in September which earned his team the 3^rd spot in the Bundesliga and brought the team record to 31 unbeaten matches in the league. In April of 2013, he became the 1^st player to score 4 goals in a Champions League semi-final match as his team routed the Real Madrid side with a 4-1 win.

In January of 2014, Robert signed a 5-year contract with Bayern Munich and was officially introduced as a player in July of the same year. He made his debut for the Bayern side against Borussia Dortmund, which his team lost with a score of 2-0 in the DFL-Super Cup in August. He scored his debut goal for the Bayern side in the 1-1 draw against Schalke in the 2^nd match of the league.

In the 2015-2016 Season, Robert scored his first goal in the 1^st round of the DFB-Pokal in the 3-1 victory over FC Nottingen. In September of 2015, Robert became the 1^st player ever in the Bundesliga history to score 5 goals in 8:59 minutes, making it the fastest ever in the history as well in a match which was trailing 0-1 against Wolfsburg until he was substituted. He also set the record for the fastest hat-trick (3 goals in 4 minutes) and also for the most goals scored by a substitute (5). His 5-goal streak in less than 9 minutes also became a record in any major European football league. He received 4 certificates from the Guinness Book of World Records.

In his international career, Robert made 3 appearances for Poland’s Under-21 national football team, all in friendly matches namely against Finland, Belarus and England.

His senior team debut was in September of 2008, just 3 weeks after his 20^th birthday, in a match against San Marino where he scored a goal after being substituted in the 2-0 win in the FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Heights

Robert holds various records but his greatest feat is scoring 5 goals in less than 9 minutes in a match against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. He was substituted in the match and went on a 5-goal streak to snatch victory for his side with a score of 5-1,in the most spectacular fashion where his team was earlier trailing 0-1.

Personal Life

Robert is married to Anna Stachurska, a bronze medal-winner at the 2009 Karate World Cup since June of 2013. He also has a younger sister, Milena, who is a renowned national volleyball player representing Poland in the U-21 national team.

Awards

Robert Lewandowski is the winner of various awards and accolades, including: