Austrian footballer Guido Burgstaller suffered serious head injuries, including a skull fracture, after he was attacked at his club in central Vienna Fast Vienna he said on Monday.
Rapid Vienna said the 35-year-old attacker was punched by an unidentified man and fell, injuring his head, in an incident that took place over the weekend in front of witnesses.
The club said that Burgstaller, who played 26 times for the Austrian national team, would spend the “coming days” in hospital and would probably not be able to play for several months.
The club did not provide further details of the incident and said it wanted to respect the privacy of Burgstaller and his family.
He added that he “trusts that the responsible authorities will soon bring the as yet unidentified perpetrator to justice.”
In addition to his international exploits, Burgstaller performed in Austria, Germany and England. He played the most club appearances for Rapid Wien in two seasons, and in this season he played 95 times Schalke In Bundesliga and three times for City of Cardiff In Championship.
