Former football professional Toni Polster is on the mend after an emergency operation.
“He’s doing well under the circumstances. He’s definitely out of the woods.”said his lawyer Manfred Ainedter to the German Press Agency in Vienna. The 59-year-old Polster suffered a perforated stomach on the way to a press conference on Thursday.
Health-related Problems on the way to PK
“We were already at the appointment when he wanted to go to the hospital straight away“, said Ainedter. The reason for the press conference was Polster’s legal battle against the Austrian Football Association for the subsequent recognition of three more goals in his international career for his home country. The goals were scored in international friendly matches that are currently considered unofficial.
Polster, who played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach, is already the Austrian national team’s record goalscorer with 44 goals.