Career
Doctor Ing. The first action of his career was to help organise the 1934, which was played in his native Italy. He secretly took the trophy home from a bank in Rome, and kept it under his bed in a shoebox so that the Nazi troops in Italy would not find lieutenant During the war, he was made commissioner of the Italian Football Federation from 1944–1946, and in 1946 he was promoted to President of the federation.
A position which he would hold until 1958.
Following his good work in the 1934 World Cup, he was also asked by Fédération internationale de football association to help Brazilian officials organise the 1950. This was a task which he completed successfully.
He ensured that the Estádio do Maracanã was ready in time for the tournament, and that the event ran smoothly. The Coppa Ottorino Barassi, a match held from 1968–1976 between the FA Amateur Cup and Coppa Italia Dilettanti champions, was named after him.
In 2011, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.