Sensation in Vienna: Rapid star Burgstaller after Brutal attack in the hospital!

Sensation in Vienna: Rapid star Burgstaller after Brutal attack in the hospital!

In a shocking turn, the Rapid star Guido Burgstaller (35) experienced a brutal attack in Vienna's city center, which resulted in serious injuries. According to reports from Today. According to witnesses, the attacker brutally beat the footballer before he fled in an unknown direction. Burgstaller was immediately cared for by the Viennese professional rescue and taken to the hospital, where a skull base break was diagnosed.

The treating doctors do not consider Burgstaller to be injured as life-threatening, but the striker is faced with a long forced break of several months who endanger his participation in important games of the Bundesliga season. As Salzburg24 , the incident also triggered concern in the football environment. There is speculation about whether hooligans or a random conflict could be behind the attack. While assumptions become loud that this was not done in the context of hooligan activities, extensive police investigations are already underway to clarify the exact circumstances.

The reactions from the football world were shocked. Various Bundesliga clubs have expressed their best wishes for a quick recovery. "This message is shocking," remarked the arch -rival Wiener Austria on "X". In view of the severity of his injuries, Burgstaller recently completed his last game as a professional, which represents a bitter disappointment for the Rapid association, which started on February 8, 2025. With Burgstaller's contract, which expires in the summer of 2025, this could also mean the early end of his career.