Playing career Born in
Madrid on 3 December 1903, Barroso began his career at his hometown club
Real Madrid in 1919, aged 16, where he stayed for two years, until 1921, playing in only two official matches, both in the 1919–20
Centro Regional Championship, which was won by Madrid. Perhaps unsatisfied with his lack of playing time, he joined city rivals Atlético Madrid in 1921, with whom he played for six years, until 1927, playing a total of 46 matches and helping his side win the 1924–25 Centro Championship.
Managerial career After retiring, Barroso remained linked to Atlético, serving as one of its directors for three years, from 1931 until 1934,
President of the RFEF and Atlético On 15 August 1941, Barroso replaced
Luis Saura as the new president of the Spanish Football Federation, a position he held for nearly five years, until 14 April 1946, when he resigned following the Antúnez case between
Real Betis and
Sevilla, being replaced by
Jesús Rivero. Having taken over the presidency just two years after the end of the
Spanish Civil War, he was tasked with rebuilding the governing body of Spanish football, to whom he provided a structure that was both more modern and solid. Three days later, on 14 December, he officially replaced
Jesús Suevos as the club's new president, a position that he held for over eight years, until 7 January 1964, when he resigned due to an economic and sporting crisis, being replaced by
Vicente Calderón, whom Barroso had brought onto his board of directors. Under his presidency, Atlético won the
1960 and
1961 Copa del Reys. In 1961, he promoted the abandonment of the
Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid and initiated the construction of a new field called the Estadio Manzanares, which he designed together with Miguel Ángel García-Lomas Mata, a future
Mayor of Madrid (1973–1976); this stadium was completed by his successor, thus being later renamed as the Vicente Calderón Stadium. In 1983, Barroso was named Atlético's honorary president by the club's members. ==Architect career==