Alex Manninger

(Alexander Manninger)

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Born
1977-06-04
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Salzburg, Austria

Died
2026-04-16 (Aged 48)
Nußdorf am Haunsberg, Austria

Position
Goalkeeper

Status
Deceased

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
13

Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)

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Description

Alexander Manninger (4 June 1977 – 16 April 2026) was an Austrian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 2008, and represented football clubs in Italy, Germany, Austria and England.

Club career
Salzburg, Steyr and Grazer AK
Manninger started his career as a youth player for SV Salzburg in 1993. He was promoted to the first-team squad at the start of the 1995–96 season. After his debut, and lone appearance of the season, he was sent on loan at Vorwärts Steyr, and played his first top-level game away against Grazer AK.

At the start of 1996–97 season, he signed for Grazer AK, making his debut in the UEFA Cup second-round game against Inter Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan. He made twenty-four appearances in his lone season with Grazer AK, before a high-profile transfer to Arsenal in the Premier League, where he was understudy to the experienced David Seaman.

Personal life and death
Before playing football, Manninger was a carpenter. After retiring from professional football, he focused on his work in furniture and real estate. One such real estate venture for Manninger included significant holdings in Meininger Hotels, a subsidiary of Holidaybreak. Manninger was married and had two sons.

On the morning of 16 April 2026, Manninger was alone driving a car that was struck by a passenger train at a level crossing without barriers in Nußdorf am Haunsberg, near Salzburg. He survived the impact but died from his injuries soon after the paramedics arrived.

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Trophies

Italian Serie A

2011-2012

English FA Community…

1999

English FA Community…

1998

Milestones

Former Youth Teams

1984-1995

Former Senior Teams

1994-1996	1995 (Loan)	1996-1997
1997-2002	1999-2009	2001-2002 (Loan)
2002	2003	2003-2005
2004-2005 (Loan)	2005-2006	2006-2008
2008	2008-2012	2008
2012-2016	2013	2016-2017