Austrian footballer Guido Burgstaller is in hospital with a fractured skull after being attacked in Vienna. Burgstaller’s club, Rapid Vienna, released a statement on Monday announcing that their striker had suffered serious head injuries after being attacked by an unknown man in the centre of the Austrian capital.

SK Rapid-Stürmer Guido Burgstaller Opfer eines gewalttätigen Angriffs. Schwere Kopfverletzungen, Ermittlungen laufen. Karriereaus möglich.

Rapid Vienna's Austrian striker Guido Burgstaller suffered significant head injuries during an attack in Vienna at the weekend, the club said on Monday.

Austria international footballer Guido Burgstaller is recovering after suffering a fractured skull in an attack in Vienna over the weekend, his club have confirmed. The Rapid Vienna striker, 35, suffered “suffered serious head injuries” and a “basal skull fracture” after being attacked by an unknown man in the centre of the Austrian capital,

Austrian football player Guido Burgstaller has been left with serious head injuries, including a skull fracture, after he was attacked in the Vienna city center.

Austria striker Guido Burgstaller has suffered a serious head injury after being attacked in Vienna city centre by an unknown male assailant. His club Rapid Vienna said in a statement on Monday that the attack over the weekend had been "a brutal blow.