Club After starting his youth career with local side
Lodigiani, Salvatori joined the
Milan youth system in 1985; after struggling to find space in the first team, he was initially sent on loan to lower division teams
Virescit Boccaleone and
Parma in order to gain experience and playing time; After still struggling to find space in the Milan first team, Salvatori returned to Fiorentina midway through the
1990–91 season, and remained with the club until 1992, making a total of 45 appearances in Serie A across his three seasons with the team, and scoring one goal. He then transferred to
SPAL, and later joined
Atalanta, helping the latter club to win
promotion to Serie A in 1995, and subsequently reach the
Coppa Italia final in 1996. the first time the Edinburgh-based side had won the title in 42 years; as a result, he still remains a popular figure with the club's fans. After three seasons in Scotland, collecting a total of 84 appearances and 3 goals across all competitions, Salvatori returned to Italy in 1999, where he ended his career in the lower divisions with
Alzano Virescit,
AlbinoLeffe, and
Legnano, retiring in 2002.
International At international level, Salvatori was capped 13 times for the
Italy Under-21 side between 1989 and 1990. ==After retirement==