After retiring from the game, Burgstaller coached lower division side FC Puch during the 1995–96 season, and later founded an event agency in Salzburg.
Burgstaller was shot and killed on a golf course in Durban, South Africa on 23 November 2007.
[1] Police suspect the murder was the result of a robbery, as Burgstaller's mobile phone and golfing equipment were missing at the scene of the crime.
At the time of his murder, delegates were attending the World Cup qualifying draw in nearby Durban, South Africa.
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