Background
Atanasio was born and grew up in Oceanside, New York, where he attended Oceanside High School.
Atanasio was born and grew up in Oceanside, New York, where he attended Oceanside High School.
Atanasio played in the North American Soccer League for the New York Cosmos and the Houston Hurricane. In the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Houston Summit and the New York Arrows. In the American Soccer League for the Detroit Express.
And in the United Soccer League for the Charlotte Gold and the Fort Lauderdale Sun.