Why is Robert Lewandowski’s grandfather trending?
ROBERT Lewandowski’s grandfather has been the subject of online claims about a supposed family link with dictator Adolf Hitler.
There is no evidence to support this — but here’s everything we know about this trending question.
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Why is Robert Lewandowski’s grandfather trending?
The rumours of a family link between Lewandowski and Hitler began, as these things often do, on the internet — with the supposed connection initially claimed to be on his grandmother’s side.
To be clear, no evidence to suggest Robert Lewandowski or either of his grandparents are related to Adolf Hitler has been published.
However, the rumour appears to have originated from a Quora post in 2017 asking: “Is Robert Lewandowski related to Adolf Hitler?”
In the post, an image of Robert Lewandowski and Adolf Hitler alongside each other was shared with the caption: “Did you know??!! Robert Lewandowski was the grandson of Hitler’s youngest sister who was called Pawla Hitler who died in who died in 1960”
This person went on to say Pawla Hitler had an affair with a Polish man named Jan Lewandowski, who they alleged was the footballer’s grandfather.
In reality his granddad was named Bogdan Lewandowski and, although he was Polish, he didn’t have a fling with the fascist leader’s sister.
In fact he fought against the Nazis in World War II and passed away in 1989.
A number of people responded with posts on the social media site to rubbish the claims.
Which team does Robert Lewandowski play for?
Robert Lewandowski is a striker from Poland who currently plays for Barcelona in La Liga — the top league in Spain — as well as being the captain for the Poland national team.
In 1997 he joined MKS Varsovia Warsaw, before moving to Delta Warsaw the following year, where he progressed to the fourth tier side’s first team.
In the 2006-07 season Robert was the top scorer in the Polish third division, helping Znicz Pruszków secure promotion, before going on to again score the most goals in the second division for the same team the following year, with a tally of 21.
In June 2008 he joined Lech Poznań for a signing fee of around £300,000, where he finished the season with 18 goals in 42 matches.
The following season Lewandowski was top scorer once again, helping Lech win the Ekstraklasa — Poland’s top league.
In 2010 the ace striker joined Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund for a fee reportedly around €4.5million, winning the title the same season.
He was named Footballer of the Year in Poland in the 2011-12 campaign, with Dortmund winning the German top division title again under manager Jurgen Klopp.
In 2014 Robert joined Bayern Munich, winning the Bundesliga with the German giants EVERY year until the 2021-22 season, winning the Champion’s League in 2020 and picking up a Ballon d’Or and two European Golden Shoes along the way.
Lewandowski joined FC Barcelona in 2022, where the serial winner sealed both the La Liga title and Pichichi Trophy in his first season, becoming the first player in history to get the top scorer award in Europe‘s top five leagues in six consecutive seasons.
