About Alex Manninger
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. === Arsenal, Fiorentina and Espanyol === During the 1997–98 season, Seaman was injured and Manninger covered for him, enjoying a spell of six clean sheets in a row in the league, a joint club record. The last of these was against Manchester United at Old Trafford, where Arsenal won 1–0. In March 1998, he was named Premier League Player of the Month. However, Manninger had to make way for Seaman once the Englishman returned from injury.
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