Dimitrios "Takis" Parafestas ( el, Δημήτριος "Τάκης" Παραφέστας; born 16 August 1953) is a Greek former
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
defender.
He started his career from
Falaniakos
Falaniakos A.C. ( el, Φαλανιακός Α.Σ.) is a local football (soccer) club based in Falani in Larissa, Greece that was created in 1960. In 1991, Falaniakos participated in the national Fourth Division for a couple of seasons and now i ...
and spent the majority of it with
AEL in the
Greek Super League.
International career
Parafestas appeared in one match for the senior
Greece national football team, a friendly against East Germany on 15 February 1984. In 2003, when Larissa were playing in
Third Division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
and were in the relegation zone, he was appointed manager of the club, managed to save the club from relegation in the last match of the season after taking a point at
Chania in a 3–3 draw against the local club AE Chania. Next season he managed to promote the club to
Football League (Greece) and then he resigned.
References
1953 births
Living people
Footballers from Larissa
Greek footballers
Greece international footballers
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
Association football defenders
{{Greece-footy-defender-stub