Alex Manninger: Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper killed in car accident aged 48

SportFootballAlex Manninger: Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper killed in car accident aged 48Jamie Braidwood Thursday 16 April 2026 14:43 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959026","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/alex-manninger-dead-car-accident-arsenal-liverpool-b2959026.html","title":"Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger killed in car accident aged 48"}}Alex Manninger played for Arsenal for five years (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has been killed in a car accident at the age of 48. The Austrian Football Association and FC Red Bull Salzburg, one of his former clubs, confirmed the news. “We mourn our former goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who tragically lost his life in a traffic accident,” Salzburg said. Manni...