Takis Parafestas

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Takis Parafestas
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Parafestas
Date of birth (1953-08-16) 16 August 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth Larissa, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AEL (team manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1978 Falaniakos
1978–1987 AEL 246 (4)
1987–1988 Trikala
International career
1984 Greece 1 (0)
Managerial career
2000 AEL
2003–2004 AEL
2004–2005 Apollon Larissa
2006–2007 Iraklis Sofadon
2008 Rigas Feraios
2010–2012 Ampeloniakos
2012–2014 Falaniakos
2014 Iraklis Larissa
2014–2015 Ampeloniakos
2015–2017 Achilleas Farsala
2017 Tyrnavos 2005
2017–2018 Achilleas Farsala
2019–2021 Atromitos Palamas
2021– AEL (team manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitrios "Takis" Parafestas (Greek: Δημήτριος "Τάκης" Παραφέστας; born 16 August 1953) is a Greek former football defender. He started his career from Falaniakos and spent the majority of it with AEL in the Greek Super League.

International career[edit]

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 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.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - International Matches 1981-1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.