Guido Burgstaller skull fractured in attack in Vienna
Austria striker Guido Bugstaler was attacked in the center of the country’s capital and his club Rapid Vienna said he suffered a fractured skull.
Lapid said the 35-year-old was expected to miss several months after suffering a “serious head injury” at the weekend.
They said the former Cardiff City striker was attacked by an “unidentified man” and suffered a fractured skull after falling after a “brutal blow”.
The 35-year-old, who has made 26 appearances for Austria, was examined at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he will remain for the next few days.
Lapid said in a statement that they were “confident that the relevant authorities will quickly bring the unidentified perpetrators to justice.”
Bugstaler joined Cardiff City from Rapid in 2014, becoming Solskjaer’s second player to sign for the Welsh club.
He made just three appearances for the Bluebirds before joining German club Nuremberg.
Bagstaler also spent time in Germany with Schalke and St. Pauli before returning to Rapid in 2022.
He was one of three Austrian players sacked by head coach Ralf Rangnick in 2023 after they were filmed singing homophobic songs after a 3-0 win over city rivals Austria Wien.
