Alex Manninger, former Arsenal goalkeeper, dies aged 48 after road accident

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  • Austrian was capped 33 times for his national team

  • Manninger won Premier League during Arsenal spell

The former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has been killed in a road accident, his first club Red Bull Salzburg have announced.

The Austrian Bundesliga club said on Thursday that the 48-year-old had died, in a post on its official X account.

It said: “We mourn our former goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who tragically lost his life in a traffic accident.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Rest in peace, Alexander.”

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