Austrian striker Guido Burgstaller suffered a fractured cranium throughout an assault within the middle of the capital, his membership Rapid Vienna mentioned.
Rapid mentioned the 35-year-old is predicted to be out of motion for a number of months after struggling a “critical head damage” on the weekend.
They say the previous Cardiff City striker was attacked by an “unknown man” and fractured his cranium when he fell following a “brutal blow”.
The 35-year-old, who performed 26 instances for the Austrian nationwide group, was examined on the scene earlier than being taken to hospital, the place he’ll stay for the following few days.
In an announcement, Rapid mentioned it “assured within the accountable authorities that the as-yet-unknown perpetrator will likely be swiftly dropped at justice.”
Burgstaller joined Cardiff from Rapid in 2014, turning into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s second signing for the Welsh membership.
He made simply three appearances for the Bluebirds earlier than becoming a member of German membership Nuremberg.
Burgstaller additionally performed in Germany with Schalke and St Pauli earlier than returning to Rapid in 2022.
He was certainly one of three Austria gamers dropped by coach Ralf Rangnick in 2023 after they have been filmed singing homophobic chants following a 3-0 win over Austria’s metropolis rivals Vienna.
