According to his club, footballer Guido Burgstaller from Rapid Vienna was seriously injured in an assault in downtown Vienna.
Burgstaller is on the weekend “in the presence of witnesses” Rapid said he was the victim of a physical attack. Burgstaller was therefore “attacked by an unknown man and suffered, among other things, a fracture to the base of his skull after a fall caused by a brutal blow.”
Burgstaller will be out for months
The 35-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he is still. “It is also a fact that he will not be able to practice his job for several months.”says Rapid. No further background information was given.
Burgstaller comes from Carinthia and became a professional at Rapid Vienna. In his further career he played for Cardiff City, 1. FC Nürnberg, Schalke 04 and FC St. Pauli before returning to Rapid in 2022.