Tomás Pardo
Spain international rugby union player
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Tomás Pardo Vidal (born 14 September 1957) is a Spanish former rugby union player who had 38 international caps for Spain, between 1976 and 1988.[1] He played as lock and prop.
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| Born | November 14, 1957 Alzira, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Pardo started his sports career in 1970, in the lower grades of RC Vichy, debuting for the first-grade team in 1974.In 1978, he moved to Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique, which competed in the French top categories. In 1980, Pardo returned in Spain to play for Rugby Club Valencia, with which he won the 1982–83 season title and was runner up at the 1985-86 Copa del Rey. In 1983, he also co-founded Rugby Club Alzira,[2] the club of his hometown, for which he played in 1985 until his retirement as player in 1992, later starting a career as coach, which included a participation at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he was the assistant coach for Spain's head coach Alfonso Feijoo.
In 1984, he also played for the South American Jaguars during their tour to South Africa.
Personal life
Outside the field, Pardo worked as a firefighter. His sons, Lionel Pardo and Yannick Pardo are professional rugby union players.
