He won campionato Alta Italia 1944 (Champion of Italy de facto).

At international level, Barbieri most notably represented Italy 1924 Summer Olympics football tournament.

[2] As a manager, Barbieri led L'Aquila Calcio during the 1933–34 season, winning the Italian 1st Division Championship and bringing the team to serie B for the first time.

In 1944 won campionato Alta Italia 1944 (champion of Italy de facto) with Spezia.

Barbieri have introduced the sweeper role to Italian football during his time as Genoa manager.