Alex Manninger, former Arsenal goalkeeper, dies aged 48 after road accident
Alex Manninger, former Arsenal goalkeeper, dies aged 48 after road accident. Austrian was capped 33 times for his national team Manninger won Premier League during Arsenal spell Alex Manninger, the former goalkeeper who helped Arsenal win the Double in 1998, has died in a car accident in Austria, aged 48.
Austrian was capped 33 times for his national team Manninger won Premier League during Arsenal spell Alex Manninger, the former goalkeeper who helped Arsenal win the Double in 1998, has died in a car accident in Austria, aged 48. His first club, Red Bull Salzburg, broke the sad news on Thursday.
The Austrian Bundesliga club said in a post on its official X account: “We mourn our former goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who tragically lost his life in a traffic accident. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.