Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies after car is hit by train

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Published April 16, 2026 2:39pm Updated April 16, 2026 2:39pm Alex Manninger has died aged 48 (Getty) Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died aged 48 after his car was hit by a train in Austria on Thursday morning. Around 25 passengers on the train and the driver were unharmed but the driver of the VW Multivan was trapped in his vehicle and had to be freed by first responders before being resuscitated with a defibrillator.

Alex Manninger made 64 appearances for Arsenal (Daily Mail) ‘It’s essentially a service road that crosses the local railway line there. Manninger joined Arsenal from Austrian side Grazer AK in 1997 and went on to make 64 appearances for the Gunners.

Alex Manninger finished his career with Liverpool in 2017 (Getty) He was part of the Arsenal side that won the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998. Manninger, who made 33 appearances for Austria’s national side, finished his career at Liverpool in 2017.