Marco Storari
Encyclopedia
Marco Storari is an Italian
professional footballer who plays for Juventus F.C.
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 country giants A.C. Milan
.
, 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 a promotion
in 1999–2000.
After two seasons, Storari left for S.S.C. Napoli
which was also then in level two, in a joint-ownership deal. He continued to play in that level, 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 in 2003–04, with Storari an undisputed starter.
He made his Serie A
debut on 12 September 2004, against Parma FC
, in a 0–0 away draw, as the newcomer club finished in 7th place. In the following seasons, he remained the starter, as Messina nearly relegated in 2005–06, being reinstated after the outcome of the 2006 Italian football scandal, eventually dropping down a level in the following season, as last.
, for €1.2 million, as an emergency signing, as both Dida and backup Željko Kalac
were out of action due to injury; he signed a 2½ year contract (until summer 2010). In three league appearances, against A.S. Livorno Calcio
, A.C. Siena
and Udinese Calcio
, he conceded seven goals. He did not appear in any cup
matches since his debut for Milan commenced shortly after they were eliminated from the competition by A.S. Roma
, on January 31.
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 deal failed to materialize. On August 12, Storari was eventually loaned to another club in Spain, Levante UD
, on a two-year contract.
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
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.”
Storari signed a loan contract for ACF Fiorentina
in July 2008. His output consisted of a cup 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, but soon got injured, losing his place to the Brazil
ian.
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
. He played his first game two days later, in a 1–1 home draw against Calcio Catania
.
on a free transfer, Storari was sold to Juventus F.C.
for a fee of €
4.5M on 23 June 2010, becoming the second signing of head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta, with whom Storari 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
, 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.
, although he was chosen as third-choice by national boss Marcello Lippi
, for a 2006 FIFA World Cup
qualification
against Slovenia
, in October 2005.
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|1999–00||rowspan="3"|Ancona
||Serie C1||33||0||0||0||rowspan="9" colspan="2"| ||33||0
|-
|2000–01||rowspan=5|Serie B
||36||0||3||0||39||0
|-
|2001–02||22||0||3||0||25||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002–03||Napoli
||4||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="5"|Messina||16||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|2003–04||45||0||1||0||46||0
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="10"|Serie A
||28||0||2||0||30||0
|-
|2005–06||35||0||0||0||35||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006–07||19||0||3||0||22||0
|-
|Milan
||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|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
|-
|rowspan="2"|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
|-
307||0||15||0||3||0||325||0
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professional footballer who plays for Juventus F.C.
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
as a goalkeeper.
After a lengthy spell in Italy's lower leagues
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...
, he arrived in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
aged 27. Steady performances for Messina prompted his signing by country giants A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
.
Early years/Messina
Born in PisaPisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
, Storari finished his football formation at Perugia Calcio
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
and Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902
Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902
Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 is an Italian association football club, based in Montevarchi, Tuscany.- History :The club was founded in 1902 as Aquila Montevarchi....
(six months), making his professional debuts with A.C. Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
, in the third division. With the latter, he helped to a promotion
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
in 1999–2000.
After two seasons, Storari left for S.S.C. Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
which was also then in level two, in a joint-ownership deal. He continued to play in that level, joining F.C. Messina Peloro on loan in January 2002, in exchange for Emanuele Manitta
Emanuele Manitta
Emanuele Manitta is an Italian football goalkeeper.-Early career:A native of Caltagirone, Sicily, he spent one season at youth rank of A.S. Bari before to move to Sicilian amateur club U.S. Ragusa, at that time at Serie D. He then moved to Peloro Calcio of Serie D...
, with the deal being made permanent in the 2003 summer. Messina promoted in 2003–04, with Storari an undisputed starter.
He made his Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
debut on 12 September 2004, against Parma FC
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
, in a 0–0 away draw, as the newcomer club finished in 7th place. In the following seasons, he remained the starter, as Messina nearly relegated in 2005–06, being reinstated after the outcome of the 2006 Italian football scandal, eventually dropping down a level in the following season, as last.
AC Milan
On 17 January 2007, Storari was acquired by A.C. MilanA.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, for €1.2 million, as an emergency signing, as both Dida and backup Željko Kalac
Željko Kalac
Željko Kalac is a retired Australian football goalkeeper. Standing at 2.02m, Kalac is one of the world's tallest professional goalkeepers....
were out of action due to injury; he signed a 2½ year contract (until summer 2010). In three league appearances, against A.S. Livorno Calcio
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
, A.C. Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
and Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
, he conceded seven goals. He did not appear in any cup
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
matches since his debut for Milan commenced shortly after they were eliminated from the competition by A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
, on January 31.
On 3 July 2007, reports surfaced that Milan were close to sending Storari to La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
side Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
, on a one-year loan. The deal was increased to two years, and the player, along with his manager, traveled to Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. Although having stayed in the city for three days, Betis president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Ávalos is the former owner and chairman of the Spanish football club Real Betis.-References:...
failed to meet with the player and Storari returned to Italy as the deal failed to materialize. On August 12, Storari was eventually loaned to another club in Spain, Levante UD
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...
, on a two-year contract.
However, the loan deal ended after only six months, as the Valencian
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
team was immerse in a deep financial crisis; on 5 January 2008, Storari returned to Italy, with Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
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.”
Storari signed a loan contract for ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
in July 2008. His output consisted of a cup match and another in the league, barred by longtime first-choice Sébastien Frey
Sébastien Frey
Sébastien Frey is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Genoa.-Club career:Frey began his career with French side AS Cannes in 1997, at the age of 17...
.
Due to injury to starter Christian Abbiati
Christian Abbiati
Christian Abbiati is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.-Milan:His debut in Serie A came on January 17, 1999 as a 92nd-minute substitute for Sebastiano Rossi...
, Storari began 2009–10
2009–10 Serie A
The 2009–10 Serie A was the seventy-eighth season since its establishment. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball - the T90 Ascente - for this season...
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, but soon got injured, losing his place to the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian.
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
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
, replacing injured Luca Castellazzi
Luca Castellazzi
Luca Castellazzi is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Internazionale.-Early career:He started his career at Monza. He then spent time in Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2 with Padova and Pescara, before joining Brescia along with Vincenzo Mazzeo.-Brescia:Castellazzi...
. He played his first game two days later, in a 1–1 home draw against Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
.
Juventus
After Sampdoria failed to agree a deal with Milan to sign him outright, after losing Castellazzi to F.C. Internazionale MilanoF.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
on a free transfer, Storari was sold to Juventus F.C.
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
for a fee of €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
4.5M on 23 June 2010, becoming the second signing of head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta, with whom Storari already had worked at Sampdoria. He signed a three-year contract effective on 1 July, providing cover for Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...
, who sustained a back injury at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, and compete with Alex Manninger
Alex Manninger
Alexander "Alex" Manninger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus F.C. in the Italian Serie A. He has played for a variety of high-profile clubs, almost always as a substitute....
. Milan signed Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Early career:Amelia grew up as part of the Roma youth system...
on loan from Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
on the same day to act as his replacement.
International career
Storari was never capped for ItalyItaly national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
, although he was chosen as third-choice by national boss Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...
, for a 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
qualification
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
against Slovenia
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
, in October 2005.
Club statistics
|-
|1999–00||rowspan="3"|Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
||Serie C1||33||0||0||0||rowspan="9" colspan="2"| ||33||0
|-
|2000–01||rowspan=5|Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
||36||0||3||0||39||0
|-
|2001–02||22||0||3||0||25||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002–03||Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
||4||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="5"|Messina||16||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|2003–04||45||0||1||0||46||0
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="10"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
||28||0||2||0||30||0
|-
|2005–06||35||0||0||0||35||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006–07||19||0||3||0||22||0
|-
|Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007–08||Levante
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...
||16||0||0||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
||20||0||1||0||0||0||21||0
|-
|2008–09||Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
||1||0||1||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009–10
2009–10 Serie A
The 2009–10 Serie A was the seventy-eighth season since its establishment. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball - the T90 Ascente - for this season...
||Milan||7||0||1||0||2||0||10||0
|-
|Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
||19||0||0||0||0||0||19||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Serie A
The 2010–11 Serie A was the 79th season since its establishment, the first under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011...
||Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
||23||0||1||0||5||0||29||0
|-
307||0||15||0||3||0||325||0