Thread by @RonJaradat

Robert Lewandowski.
Best Striker? Yes.
Sports business unicorn? Yes.

And to celebrate @lewy_official on breaking the single-season Bundesliga goal record, let's break down how he got here.

Congrats Lewy you magnificent man!

Here is a little player profile🧵

Firstly, I want to touch on the business side of #Lewy.
-He is the owner of a marketing agency, Stor9
-He makes ~10m EUR yearly through advertising
-He earns 19.5m EUR via his Bayern Munich salary
-Net worth estimated to be 45-70m EUR
-An absolute advertising giant in Poland

Married to Anna Lewandowska who is a superstar in her own right and makes them a legit Polish power couple.
-She was a karate world champion
-She has 6 companies with more than 100 employees and endorses Nike and Calzedonia
-Owns and sells her own products

After seeing success in his early years in Poland, Lewy signed with Borussia Dortmund in 2010.

Lewy's stats at Dortmund from 2010-2014:
-74 goals in 131 appearances
-2 Bundesliga titles
-Helped lead Dortmund to the CL final in 2012 (runner's up)
-1 Pokalcup, 1 Supercup title

He was then signed by league rivals Bayern Munich in 2014. This is where it gets crazy...

Lewy's stats at Munich from 2014-2021:
-203 goals in 219 appearances
-Guinness record for fastest 4 and 5 goals in a game
-7-time Bundesliga champion
-Most goals in a single season (41)

Yeah, this is looking like an excel sheet at this point. Almost done.

Bayern awards continued:
-3-time DFB Pokal champion
-4-time DFL Supercup champion
-1 CL title (treble to top it off)
-1 UEFA Supercup title
-1 FIFA Club World Cup Title

His individual accolades are too vast to count. Some notable ones include:
-Euro Golden Shoe in 2020
-Best #FIFA Men's Player in 2020
-#UEFA Player of the year in 2020
-a bunch of top goalscorer awards in the CL, WCQ, and Bundesliga

And during international duties with Poland, Lewy doesn't slow down.
-66 goals in 118 appearances
-all-time top goal scorer for Poland

Robert Lewandowski exceeds being a great #athlete, especially in his home country.

His impressive brand recognition (~80% of all polish people recognize Lewy), advertising prowess, and individual talent put him into another echelon.

He is a unicorn in the #sportsbiz world.

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Will be creating more similar player/team spotlights for sports and sports biz.

👉With Lewy's new 41 goal record, is he the best striker in Bundesliga history?

Cheers!

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