Alex Manninger

Alex Manninger embodies the unglamorous nobility of goalkeeping. Born in Salzburg and standing 189 cm, he built a career as a journeyman keeper across Italy, Germany, Austria, and England, earning 33 caps and a place at Euro 2008. Goalkeepers rarely get celebrated; they are remembered mostly for mistakes. To sustain that role across so many leagues takes uncommon mental steel. His passing in 2026 lends his story a quiet poignancy. I respect careers built on durability rather than spectacle, and Manninger's was exactly that kind of steady, hard-earned life in the game.

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Name (English)

Alex Manninger

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンダー・マンニンガー

Reading

あれくさんだー・まんにんがー

Born

June 4, 1977 – April 16, 2026

Origin

Salzburg, Austria

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Manninger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q197697

Tags

• Salzburg
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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