Austria international, 35, victim of brutal assault and rushed to hospital after suffering fractured skull AUSTRIA international footballer Guido Burgstaller has been rushed to hospital after an alleged savage attack left him with a fractured skull that.
Burgstaller has played 203 times for the Austrian side, scoring 69 goals and adding 41 assists across two spells at the club.
Burgstaller had announced he would be retiring next summer, and Rapid fear he will now not play for them again following the shocking attack.
A club statement said: "Burgstaller was immediately examined and treated in detail in a Viennese hospital.
A statement from his club side Rapid Vienna announced that the 35-year-old had been the victim of a physical attack on Sunday.
