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Alex Manninger Dies in Accident

Alex Manninger Dies in Accident

The football community is mourning the loss of Alex Manninger, the composed Austrian goalkeeper who helped Arsenal win the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998.

Manninger enjoyed a distinguished 22-year career that included spells at Juventus, Salzburg, and Fiorentina before retiring at Liverpool in 2017.

His former teammates, including David Seaman, have remembered him as an incredible human being and a consummate professional.

Authorities in Salzburg are currently investigating the circumstances of the collision that claimed his life.

Alex Manninger Original: Roger Gorączniak Derivative work: Danyele, Public domain
Alex Manninger
Austrian association football player
ARSENAL
Czech company
Liverpool
City in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Salzburg
City in Austria, eponymous capital city of the federal state of Salzburg
David Seaman
Ex England footballer