Former Arsenal, Liverpool & Juventus goalkeeper Alex Manninger killed in car accident

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/manninger-alex/EX7H9QdN/"]Alexander Manninger[/a] began his career at Austria Salzburg and, in 1997, became the first Austrian to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] in the Premier League.[/p][p]He made 39 appearances for the Gunners and won both the league and FA Cup double in the 1997/98 season. [/p][p]The Austrian international spent the following years primarily in Serie A. He made a total of 137 appearances in Italy's top division, enjoying his most successful periods at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/siena/2LOWL0b8/"]AC Siena[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a], where he established himself as the understudy to Gianluigi Buffon and played five times in the Champions League.[/p][p]After his time in Turin, the Salzburg native moved to the German Bundesliga to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/augsburg/fTVNku3I/"]FC Augsburg[/a], before ending his career at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a].[/p][p]Manninger earned 33 caps for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a], and was included in their UEFA Euro 2008 squad as their second-choice goalkeeper.[/p][embed guid="12d32dee-fad5-4ae3-8409-0d43f6823d75" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2044778870914892056" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Circumstances of the crash still unclear[/h2][p]The accident occurred at approximately 8:20am local time at an unguarded level crossing near Pabing in Salzburg. Manninger's vehicle collided with a local train. Approximately 25 passengers and the train driver were unharmed.[/p][p]Emergency services arrived, but despite first aid, Manninger died at the scene.[/p][image alt="Alex Manninger in Arsenal kit" id="d5201c81-aa1b-45b5-ab96-8db27f0a84cf" credit-line="Mary Evans/Allstar/Michael Mayhe / Mary Evans Picture Library / Profimedia" guid="e2909ef2-b976-4a9f-acf6-1363979aebb5" original-width="936" original-height="1400" /][h2]Investigation ongoing[/h2][p]The exact cause of the accident is currently under investigation. Manninger was alone in the car at the time of the accident.[/p]