Atanasio Pardo

Atanasio Pardo Vega (6 April 1900 – 30 July 1994) was a Chilean football manager and player who played as a left winger, considered the first Chilean footballer who emigrated to Europe holding a contract and played in Spain.

Playing career As a youth players, Pardo and David Arellano, one of the founders of Colo-Colo, were members of Asociación Escolar, a team made up by select students. They also coincided after in Magallanes Atlético.

Pardo played for both Magallanes Atlético and Ibérico Balompié, later Unión Deportiva Española, before emigrating to Spain by suggestion of his fellow footballer Juan Legarreta. playing for several seasons for the club, in an age where it was changing his name to Málaga FC, FC Malagueño and Málaga Sport Club. In Málaga, he also played for Victoria Football Club

Pardo also had stints with Saint-Denis in France and África Sport Club, a team that he called "The Spanish from Africa". among others. In 1943, he assumed as head coach again and won the Primera División de Chile, the first league title for the team. As a curiosity, Pardo was the oldest coach and led the youngest squad at the tournament.

He also coached another clubs such as Antequera CF in Spain

His twin brother, José, also was a footballer who played as a right winger, with whom Atanasio coincided in Unión Deportiva Española.

Honours As player Ibérico Balompíe Copa Unión-Asociación de Football de Santiago: , 1924