Alex Manninger: Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper killed in car accident aged 48
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Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has been killed in a car accident at the age of 48.
The Austrian Football Association and FC Red Bull Salzburg, one of his former clubs, confirmed the news.
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“We mourn our former goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who tragically lost his life in a traffic accident,” Salzburg said.
Manninger made 64 appearances for Arsenal between 1997 and 2002, often serving as back-up to No 1 goalkeeper David Seaman.
But he was part of the Arsenal team that won the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998, starting in the crucial Premier League victory at Manchester United in the March of that season when Seaman was injured.
Much later in his career, Manninger joined Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, spending a year at the Reds between 2016 and 2017. Manninger did not play a match for Liverpool but he was signed as an experienced goalkeeper who could help the squad.
An Austria international, who made 33 appearances for his country, Manninger also played for several Italian clubs, including Fiorentina, Siena and Juventus. Salzburg were Manninger’s first club and the club said: "Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Rest in peace, Alexander."
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