( CNN ) -- Peruvian soccer star Paolo Guerrero has been punished with a record fine by his German club Hamburg for throwing a water bottle into the face of a fan who he claimed had insulted him . The striker made a public apology on Monday , but could face further disciplinary action from the German Football Association on Tuesday . The incident happened at the end of Hamburg 's 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Hannover on Sunday , a result which dented Guerrero 's team 's hopes of qualifying for European competition next season . `` I had a blackout , '' the 26-year-old told Hamburg 's official Web site . `` I was insulted and I over-reacted . `` I am incredibly sorry . I hope that I get the opportunity to apologize personally to the spectator concerned . `` I have already done so to HSV . Of course I will accept any punishment from the club . I made a big mistake . '' Chairman Bernd Hoffmann said Guerrero 's behavior was `` absolutely unacceptable . '' `` Something like that is not allowed to happen . Paulo will be heavily fined by us . He has assured us believably how sorry he is . '' The amount of the fine has not been disclosed , but Hoffman told German football magazine Kicker that it would be `` the like of which there has never been in the club . '' Ralf Bednarik of the Hamburg Supporters ' Board told the club 's Web site that fans should accept Guerrero 's apology . `` Players have to deal with criticism , '' he said . `` But Paolo Guerrero has apologized for his behavior . Now it 's up to us all to reappraise the things and to jointly look into the future . '' Guerrero has played 24 times for his country , but missed many of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers after suffering injuries and being handed a six-game suspension for abusing a referee . Peru finished bottom of the South American group . He moved to Hamburg in 2006 after beginning his Bundesliga career at Bayern Munich , and played as a second-half substitute against Hannover after recently returning to action following seven months on the sidelines with a knee injury .
Paolo Guerrero hit with record fine for throwing a water bottle into the face of a fan . The incident occurred during last year's World Baseball Classic in St. Petersburg, Peruvian striker apologizes for reaction after claiming he abused by supporter . Guerrero may face further disciplinary action from German Football Association .