Sócrates Parri Romero (born 16 December 1966) is a Spanish former

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who played as a defender. He began his career with

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, and later played 40 matches in

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with

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Career

Early career

Parri was born in

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in the

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in the

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, and began his career with

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, the reserve team of local giants

. In 1986–87, he helped Mestalla earn promotion from the

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, and played 37 matches in the ensuing Segunda División B season. However, Mestalla were relegated straight back to the Tercera División after just one season. He was promoted to the Valencia first team squad for the 1989–90 season, but didn't make any appearances that year, or in the following season. At the start of the 1991–92 season, Parri made what would turn out to be his only appearance for the Valencia first team. In the away first leg of their

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third round tie against

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on 11 September, he came on for

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for the last 15 minutes, with Valencia already 5–0 up. They won the game 6–0 after Leonardo completed his hattrick.

Albacete Balompié

Keen for an opportunity to play first team football, Parri left Valencia to join

in January 1992. Albacete were enjoying their first ever season in

, and Parri made his top flight debut for the club in a 1–0 away win over

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on 5 January. He made his home debut a week later as Albacete drew 1–1 with

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. He missed only one league match before the end of the season, playing 22 times. The following season, Parri made 23 appearances, and scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Realejos in the fourth round of the

. However, Albacete ended the season 17th in the league, and were forced to play a

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against

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. Parri came on as a substitute for José María Menéndez in the home second leg, which Albacete lost 2–1, but that was still sufficient to secure and aggregate victory and maintain their La Liga status for another year. This proved to be his last match for Albacete, as he fell dramatically out of favour and didn't play at all in 1993–94, before departing at the end of the season.

Levante

Parri returned to the city of

to join Levante in

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in 1994. He was never a regular starter, and had to wait until 4 February to make his debut, which came in a 1–1 home draw with

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at Nou Estadi del Llevant. He scored a single goal in his ten matches that season, in stoppage time of a 3–1 away win over

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on 14 May. At the end of the season, Levante topped their group and qualified for the

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, although they fell short of promotion by finishing third in a group topped by

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. Parri featured only once in the playoffs, in the opening 0–0 draw with

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on 27 May, and this would prove to be his last match as a professional, as he quit football at the end of the season aged just 28.

Personal life

Parri's younger brother Líbero was also a professional footballer, playing as an

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. Fifteen years younger than Sócrates, Líbero's career had many similarities: like his brother, he began his career with

, failed to break into the first team, later had spells with both

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and Levante, and retired aged 28. He now works as an

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Honours

Mestalla *

: promotion to

1986–87 Valencia *

runners-up: 1989–90 Levante *

: 1994–95

Career statistics

:1. Appearance in the 1992–93 La Liga relegation playoff :2. Appearance in the 1994–95 Segunda División B playoffs

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parri, Socrates 1966 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Valencia People from Burjassot Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Albacete Balompié players Levante UD footballers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen