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

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who has died in a traffic accident at the age of 48
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who has died in a traffic accident at the age of 48. Photograph: Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport/PA

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. Rest in peace, Alexander.”

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