{"id":587880,"date":"2026-04-16T14:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/587880\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:35:10","slug":"ex-arsenal-and-liverpool-goalkeeper-alex-manninger-dies-aged-48-after-tragic-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/587880\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies aged 48 after tragic car accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tributes are being paid to Alex Manninger, who played for both Arsenal and Liverpool during his long playing career, after former goalkeeper died in a car crash<\/p>\n

14:22, 16 Apr 2026Updated 14:58, 16 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/p>\n

Alex Manninger during his time at Arsenal (Image:
\n GETTY
\n )<\/p>\n

Alex Manninger has tragically died aged 48, the Austrian FA have confirmed. The former Arsenal<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> goalkeeper is understood to have passed away in a car crash on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Local reports say his car was hit by a train in Salzburg. The Austrian FA (OFB) posted on social media: “The news of Alex Manninger’s death is deeply shocking. With him, football loses a special person.<\/p>\n

“In this difficult time, our sincere condolences go to his family, his friends, and all those who were close to him. Much strength for the time ahead.”<\/p>\n

Manninger played 39 times for Arsenal between 1997 and 2002, the final year of which he became third choice and was loaned to Fiorentina<\/a> in Italy. Predominately backup to David Seaman<\/a>, Manninger helped the Gunners win both the Premier League<\/a> title and FA Cup<\/a> during his time in North London.<\/p>\n

In a career which spanned 22 years and 15 different clubs, Liverpool was his final destination. He was signed by Jurgen Klopp<\/a> ahead of the 2016-17 season, although he didn’t make appearance for Liverpool’s first-team.<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/p>\n

Alex Manninger spent five years at Arsenal(Image:
\n GETTY
\n )<\/p>\n

The club posted: “Liverpool FC is deeply saddened by the passing of former goalkeeper Alex Manninger at the age of 48. The thoughts of everyone at LFC are with Alex’s family and friends at this difficult time.”<\/p>\n

Manninger also played for Juventus<\/a> and earned 33 caps for his country. Tributes are also flooding in from across Europe.<\/p>\n

Red Bull Salzburg<\/a>, who Manninger enjoyed two spells playing for, 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.”<\/p>\n

Juventus posted: “Today is a terribly sad day. He has left us not only as a great athlete, but as a man of rare values: humility, dedication, and an extraordinary professional seriousness. Juventus expresses its condolences for the passing of Alex Manninger and stands with the family in this moment of grief.”<\/p>\n

Another tribute reads: “Fiorentina mourns the sudden passing of Alex Manninger, the Viola goalkeeper in the 2001-2002 season, who had a long career in Italy and as the Austrian national team’s goalkeeper. The entire club joins his family in this moment of profound grief.”<\/p>\n

Italian giants Napoli<\/a> added: “President Aurelio De Laurentiis<\/a> and all of SSC Napoli join in the mourning for the passing of Alexander Manninger, the goalkeeper who starred in a prestigious career in Italian and European football.”<\/p>\n

\"LONDON,<\/p>\n

Alex Manninger recently admitted that he regretted leaving Arsenal(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Just this month, Manninger revealed that he regretted leaving Arsenal ‘too soon’, having been desperate to play more regular football. He told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a>: “It makes me emotional just thinking about it.<\/p>\n

“I was 20, a kid. [Arsene] Wenger<\/a> wanted to bring an international dimension to the club and focus on young players. I was one of them. Arsene even introduced a training camp, which was unusual for the Premier League at the time.<\/p>\n

“I have to say that, despite my age, I felt comfortable in goal. Up front I had a giant like Tony Adams<\/a>. He taught me so much. I only have one regret: leaving too soon. But you know, I wanted to play.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tributes are being paid to Alex Manninger, who played for both Arsenal and Liverpool during his long playing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587881,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[257042,1215,4,450,451,1711,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-587880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-alex-manninger","tag-arsenal-fc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-liverpool-fc","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}