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The erstwhile Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has been killed successful a roadworthy accident, his first nine Red Bull Salzburg person announced.
The Austrian Bundesliga nine said connected Thursday that nan 48-year-old had died, successful a station connected its charismatic X account. It said: “We mourn our erstwhile goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who tragically mislaid his life successful a postulation accident. Our thoughts are pinch his family and friends. Rest successful peace, Alexander.”
According to reports from Austria, Manninger’s car was successful a collision pinch a train connected a level crossing connected nan Salzburg section railway successful Nussdorf americium Haunsberg connected Thursday morning.
Arsenal paid tribute to Manninger connected X, saying: “All our thoughts are pinch his family and loved ones astatine this incredibly sad time. May he remainder successful peace.”
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Capped 33 times by Austria, Manninger joined nan Gunners successful a £500,000 move from Grazer AK successful June 1997, wherever he made 64 appearances nether Arsène Wenger and won nan Premier League during a five-year enactment earlier leaving for Espanyol, pinch David Seaman and Richard Wright blocking his way to nan first team.
He besides had spells pinch Torino, Bologna, Siena and Juventus successful Italy, Augsburg successful Germany and concisely Liverpool backmost successful nan English apical flight. Manninger did not make a competitory quality for Liverpool aft joining connected a short-term woody successful July 2016 for what proved to beryllium his last season.
A station connected nan Reds’ X relationship read: “Liverpool FC is profoundly saddened by nan passing of erstwhile goalkeeper Alex Manninger astatine nan property of 48. The thoughts of everyone astatine LFC are pinch Alex’s family and friends astatine this difficult time.”
The Austrian Football Association besides mourned his death, saying he was an “outstanding” servant. Its sporting head Peter Schottel said connected nan Osterreichischer Fussball-Bund website: “Alexander Manninger was an outstanding ambassador of Austrian shot connected and disconnected nan pitch. With his world career, he has group standards and inspired and shaped galore young goalkeepers.
“His professionalism, his calmness and his reliability person made him an important portion of his teams and besides of nan nationalist team. His achievements merit nan highest respect and will stay unforgotten. In this difficult time, our thoughts are pinch his family and loved ones.”
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