Early years / Messina Born in
Pisa, Storari finished his football formation at
Perugia and
Montevarchi (six months), making his professional debuts with
Ancona, in the
third division. With the latter, he helped to promotion to
Serie B in 2000. After two seasons, Storari left for
Napoli which was also then in the second level, in a joint-ownership deal. He continued to play in that category subsequently, joining
Messina on loan in January 2002 in exchange for
Emanuele Manitta, with the deal being made permanent in summer 2003; 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, 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, signing a -year contract as an emergency signing as both
Dida and backup
Željko Kalac were out of action due to injury. In three league appearances, against
Livorno,
Siena and
Udinese, 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; on 12 August he was eventually loaned to another club in Spain,
Levante, 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 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
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 an 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 existing one, 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
Sampdoria, replacing injured
Luca Castellazzi; he played his first game two days later, in a 1–1 home draw against
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, Storari was sold to
Juventus from Milan for a fee of €4.5 million on 23 June 2010, 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, and competed for a starting spot with
Alex Manninger; Milan signed
Marco Amelia on loan from
Genoa on the same day, to act as his replacement. After the recovery of Buffon, Storari became second-choice again. Despite the backup role he did not leave the
Vecchia Signora in the summer of 2011 to play more often, and instead extended his contract until 30 June 2014 in November. 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. Additionally, he appeared in five matches in the
Italian Cup, including the
2–1 final win over
Lazio.
Return to Cagliari On 3 July 2015, Storari signed with Cagliari on a two-year contract, returning to the club after a seven-year absence. In
his first season in his second spell he only missed one league in 42, helping to obtain top flight promotion after one year.
Return to Milan On 10 January 2017, 40-year-old Storari re-joined his former team Milan on an initial six-month deal. In June, he extended his contract until the end of
2017–18 season. After his contract with the club expired at the end of the season, Storari became a free agent in the summer of 2018, after which he subsequently retired from professional football. ==International career==