REFEREE
Massimo Busacca
1969 - Today

Massimo Busacca
Massimo Busacca (born 6 February 1969) is a Swiss former football referee, who is FIFA Director of Refereeing, overseeing the protection of football’s core values and the continuous improvement of the game through the development of match officials and referee coaches. He lives in Monte Carasso, Ticino, Switzerland, near Bellinzona. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Massimo Busacca is the 23rd most popular referee (up from 25th in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 486th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Massimo Busacca ranks 23 out of 147. Before him are Sergio Gonella, Roberto Rosetti, István Kovács, Maurice Guigue, Viktor Kassai, and Gamal Al-Ghandour. After him are Damir Skomina, Toru Kamikawa, Clément Turpin, Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, Tom Henning Øvrebø, and Wolfgang Stark.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergio Gonella
1933 - 2018
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 17
Roberto Rosetti
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 18
István Kovács
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 19
Maurice Guigue
1912 - 2011
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 20
Viktor Kassai
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 21
Gamal Al-Ghandour
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 22
Massimo Busacca
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 23
Damir Skomina
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 24
Toru Kamikawa
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 25
Clément Turpin
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 26
Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 27
Tom Henning Øvrebø
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 28
Wolfgang Stark
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Massimo Busacca ranks 206. Before him are Shea Whigham, Buckethead, Tyler Perry, Márcio Santos, Leonid Stadnyk, and Cesar Millan. After him are Nate Dogg, Juan Carlos Villamayor, Kim Raver, Danis Tanović, Spike Jonze, and Muriel Barbery.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsShea Whigham
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 200
Buckethead
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 201
Tyler Perry
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 202
Márcio Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 203
Leonid Stadnyk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - 2014
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 204
Cesar Millan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 205
Massimo Busacca
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 206
Nate Dogg
SINGER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 207
Juan Carlos Villamayor
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 208
Kim Raver
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 209
Danis Tanović
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 210
Spike Jonze
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 211
Muriel Barbery
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 212
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Massimo Busacca ranks 502 out of 1,015. Before him are René Bader (1922), Georges de Rham (1903), Nicolas Fuss (1755), Aurelio Galfetti (1936), Numa Droz (1844), and Carlo Clerici (1929). After him are Eugeniusz Bodo (1899), Daniel Risch (1978), Rudolf Gnägi (1917), Robert Alt (1927), Lionel Dunsterville (1865), and Paul Martin (1901).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRené Bader
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 496
Georges de Rham
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 497
Nicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 498
Aurelio Galfetti
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 499
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 500
Carlo Clerici
CYCLIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 501
Massimo Busacca
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 502
Eugeniusz Bodo
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1943
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 503
Daniel Risch
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 504
Rudolf Gnägi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1985
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 505
Robert Alt
ATHLETE
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 506
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 507
Paul Martin
ATHLETE
1901 - 1987
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 508
Among REFEREES In Switzerland
Among referees born in Switzerland, Massimo Busacca ranks 2. Before him are Gottfried Dienst (1919). After him are Urs Meier (1959).
Gottfried Dienst
1919 - 1998
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1
Massimo Busacca
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2
Urs Meier
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 3