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

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

In a shocking turn of events, Rapid star Guido Burgstaller (35) experienced a brutal physical attack in downtown Vienna that resulted in serious injuries. According to reports from Today.at There was an argument between Burgstaller and an unknown man in the early hours of the morning after a party in the “Volksgarten”. According to witnesses, the attacker brutally beat the footballer before fleeing in an unknown direction. Burgstaller was immediately treated by the Vienna professional rescue team and taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fractured skull base.

Although the treating doctors do not consider Burgstaller's injuries to be life-threatening, the striker is facing a long compulsory break of several months, which will endanger his participation in important games in the Bundesliga season. How Salzburg24 Reportedly, the incident has also sparked concern in the football environment. There is speculation as to whether hooligans or a random conflict could be behind the attack. While there are speculations that this did not happen as part of hooligan activities, extensive police investigations are already underway to clarify the exact circumstances.

The reaction from the football world was uniformly shocked. Various Bundesliga clubs have expressed their best wishes for a speedy recovery. “This news is shocking,” remarked arch-rival Wiener Austria on “X”. Given the severity of his injuries, it could be that Burgstaller recently played his last game as a professional, which is a bitter disappointment for the Rapid club, which will start the second half of the season on February 8, 2025. With Burgstaller's contract expiring in the summer of 2025, this could also mean the premature end of his career.