Marco Storari

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Marco Storari
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Storari playing for Juventus in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-07) 7 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Pisa, Italy
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 30
Youth career
1995–1998 Perugia
1998 Montevarchi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Ancona 91 (0)
2002–2003 Napoli 4 (0)
2002–2003 → Messina (loan) 16 (0)
2003–2007 Messina 127 (0)
2007–2010 Milan 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Levante (loan) 17 (0)
2008 → Cagliari (loan) 20 (0)
2008–2009 → Fiorentina (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Sampdoria (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2015 Juventus 43 (0)
2015– Cagliari 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2015

Marco Storari (born 7 January 1977) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Cagliari Calcio as a goalkeeper.

After a lengthy spell in Italy's lower leagues, he arrived in Serie A aged 27. Steady performances for Messina prompted his signing by A.C. Milan in 2007, and he joined Juventus three years later.

Club career

Early years / Messina

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Storari in action with Messina (2005)

Born in Pisa, Storari finished his football formation at Perugia Calcio and Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 (six months), making his professional debuts with A.C. Ancona, in the third division. With the latter, he helped to promotion to Serie B in 2000.

After two seasons, Storari left for S.S.C. Napoli which was also then in the second level, in a joint-ownership deal. He continued to play in that category subsequently, joining F.C. Messina Peloro on loan in January 2002 in exchange for Emanuele Manitta, with the deal being made permanent in the 2003 summer; Messina promoted at the end of the 2003–04 campaign, with him as an undisputed starter.

Storari made his Serie A debut on 12 September 2004 in a 0–0 away draw against Parma FC, as the newcomer club went on to finish in seventh place. In the following seasons he remained the starter, as Messina nearly relegated in 2005–06 after only being reinstated after the outcome of the 2006 Italian football scandal, but eventually dropping down a level the following year, as last.

Milan

On 17 January 2007 Storari was acquired by A.C. Milan, for €1.2 million,[1] signing a 2½ year contract as an emergency signing as both Dida and backup Željko Kalac were out of action due to injury.[2] In three league appearances, against A.S. Livorno Calcio, A.C. Siena and Udinese Calcio, he conceded seven goals.

On 3 July 2007, reports surfaced that Milan were close to sending Storari to La Liga side Real Betis, on a one-year loan. The deal was increased to two years and the player, along with his manager, traveled to Seville. Although having stayed in the city for three days, Betis president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera failed to meet with the player and Storari returned to Italy as the transfer failed to materialize;[3] on 12 August he was eventually loaned to another club in Spain, Levante UD, on a two-year contract.[4]

However, the loan deal ended after only six months, as the Valencian team was immerse in a deep financial crisis; on 5 January 2008 Storari returned to Italy, with Cagliari Calcio[5] due to Levante's inability to pay his salary. "[The] club was in financial difficulty and couldn’t pay me...there are some wonderful people here who were honest with us, but working without pay is a difficult situation to be in.”[6]

Storari signed a loan contract for ACF Fiorentina in July 2008. His output consisted of a Coppa Italia match and another in the league, barred by longtime first-choice Sébastien Frey.

Due to injury to starter Christian Abbiati, Storari began 2009–10 as first-choice, over Dida. On 22 August 2009, two years and three months after his last official match for the club, he was between the posts for the 2–1 win at Siena; additionally, in October, he signed a new contract, adding two extra years to his link,[7] but suffered an injury afterwards, losing his place to the Brazilian.

After the recovery of Abbiati, Storari faced additional competition for a regular starting berth. Thus, on 15 January 2010, he went on loan to U.C. Sampdoria, replacing injured Luca Castellazzi;[8] he played his first game two days later, in a 1–1 home draw against Calcio Catania.

Juventus

After Sampdoria failed to agree a deal with Milan to sign him outright, after losing Castellazzi to Inter Milan on a free transfer,[9] Storari was sold to Juventus F.C. for a fee of €4.5 million on 23 June 2010,[10] becoming the second signing of head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta, with whom he already had worked at Sampdoria. He signed a three-year contract effective on 1 July, providing cover for Gianluigi Buffon who sustained a back injury at the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[11] and compete with Alex Manninger – Milan signed Marco Amelia on loan from Genoa C.F.C. on the same day, to act as his replacement.[12]

After the recovery of Buffon, Storari became second-choice again. Despite the backup role he did not leave the Vecchia Signora in the 2011 summer to play more often, and instead extended his contract until 30 June 2014 in November.[13]

On 16 May 2015, as Juventus had already been crowned league champions for the fourth straight time, Storari started against Inter in order to rest Buffon for the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final. In the last five minutes of play, he made a double save on Rodrigo Palacio first and then Mauro Icardi to keep his team's 2–1 lead and secure the away win.[14][15] Additionally, he appeared in five matches in the Italian Cup, including the 2–1 final win over S.S. Lazio.[16]

International career

Storari was never capped for Italy, although he was selected as third-choice by national boss Marcello Lippi for a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in October 2005.[17]

Personal life

Storari and his wife Veronica have two sons, Tommaso (b. 2010) and Piergiorgo (2011).[18]

Club statistics

As of 12 May 2014[19][20]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1999–00 Ancona Serie C1 33 0 0 0 33 0
2000–01 Serie B 36 0 3 0 39 0
2001–02 22 0 3 0 25 0
2002–03 Napoli 4 0 0 0 4 0
Messina 16 0 0 0 16 0
2003–04 45 0 1 0 46 0
2004–05 Serie A 28 0 2 0 30 0
2005–06 35 0 0 0 35 0
2006–07 19 0 3 0 22 0
Milan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2007–08 Levante 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Cagliari 20 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
2008–09 Fiorentina 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2009–10 Milan 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
Sampdoria 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2010–11 Juventus 23 0 1 0 5 0 29 0
2011–12 3 0 5 0 0 0 8 0
2012–13 6 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 346 0 23 0 7 0 374 0

Honours

Juventus[21]

References

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