FC Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski Bags Four Guinness World Records Certificates
The goal scoring world record was all the more significant as FC Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola had opted to leave Robert Lewandowski on the bench in the Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg.
FC Bayern Munich star striker Robert Lewandowski was presented with four separate official Guinness World Records certificates on Monday for his incredible nine-minute, five-goal haul for the Bavarian football giants against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga earlier this season. (Robert Lewandowski Rewrites Bundesliga Record Books, Scores Five Goals in Nine Minutes)
Lewandowski scored five goals during the league encounter with Wolfsburg back in September, in turn breaking a series of world records including fastest Bundesliga hat-trick (3 minutes 22 seconds), fastest four goals in a Bundesliga match (5 minutes 42 seconds), fastest five goals scored in a Bundesliga match (8 minutes 59 seconds), most goals scored by a substitute in a Bundesliga match (5 goals). (Real Madrid Show Interest in Robert Lewandowski)
The Polish international accepted the awards from Guinness World Records adjudicator Seyda Subasi Gemici in a conference at the Allianz Arena, FC Bayern Munich's home ground.
It is a great honor to have my achievements on the pitch hit the Guinness Book of Records. pic.twitter.com/amaQH4HMeR
- Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) November 30, 2015
The goal scoring achievement was all the more significant as Bayern manager Pep Guardiola had opted to leave the 27-year-old on the bench.
With Bayern trailing 0-1 at half time, Lewandowski was thrust into the action after the break and started his historic scoring rout on the 51st minute before scoring four more goals in the space of just nine minutes.
The first record he achieved was for the fastest Bundesliga hat-trick which broke the record by Michael Tonnies, who had scored three goals in six minutes in 1991 for MSV Duisburg against Karlsruher SC.
The next world record ticked off was for the fastest four goals in a Bundesliga match and then the fastest five goals scored in a Bundesliga match which was also the most goals scored by a substitute in a Bundesliga match.
At the time of Lewandowski's incredible achievement, Pep Guardiola was quoted saying: "I can't really understand it. Five goals. Neither as a coach nor as a player did I ever experience something like this and I can't really explain it."
Since achieving these records, Lewandowski has continued to find the back of the net, having scored 14 goals in the Bundesliga so far this season, helping fire his team to an eight-point lead ahead of second placed Borussia Dortmund.