5 things you didn't know about Robert Lewandowski

After having started his career as a teen at Varsovia, Robert Lewandowski gradually made his way to the Polish top division where he helped his team Lech Poznan win the 2009-10 championship with 18 goals to his name.From then on there was no looking back for the Polish striker as he went on to join German giants Borussia Dortmund. He had a key role to play in leading the club to a Bundesliga and DFB Cup double in the 2011/2012 season.It was evident that he was a proper goal scoring striker as was proved by his four goal haul against Real Madrid in the semifinals of last year's UEFA Champions League. He has now made a move to Bayern Munich.Lets take a look at some interesting facts abouthim.

#1 Family of Sportspersons

His parents always knew that their son could be a good footballer. His father Krystof was a Polish Judo champion and also played for Hutnik Warsaw. Lewandowski got most of his early football skills from his father. His mother Iwona was a professional volleyball player, a career move that his sister Milena made too.

His family were always supportive of his career. Once he had a communion on the same day of his football match but managed to complete it quickly thanks to the local priest and went on to score a goal later that day.

His family kept his name simple as they wanted to avoid tongue-twisters to help fans and media.