Former Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died in a car accident. He was 48 years old.
The Austrian goalkeeper started his career at Austria Salzburg. In 1997, he became the first Austrian player to join Arsenal in the Premier League.
He made 39 appearances for Arsenal and was part of the team that won both the league title and the FA Cup in the 1997/98 season.
Manninger later played mainly in Italy, making 137 appearances in Serie A. He had successful spells at Siena and Juventus, where he was the backup to Gianluigi Buffon and played five matches in the Champions League.
After leaving Juventus, he moved to Germany to play for Augsburg, before finishing his career at Liverpool.
He played 33 times for Austria and was included in their squad for Euro 2008 as the second-choice goalkeeper.
The accident happened at around 8:20am at an unguarded railway crossing near Pabing in Salzburg. His car collided with a local train. About 25 passengers and the train driver were not injured.
Emergency services arrived quickly, but Manninger died at the scene. He was alone in the car.
The exact cause of the accident is still being investigated.
