Takis Parafestas

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

Takis Parafestas

Personal information
Full name	Dimitrios Parafestas
Date of birth	(1953-08-16) 16 August 1953 (age 71)
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

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 and were in the relegation zone, Parafestas was appointed manager of the club. He 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. The following season, he managed to promote the club to Football League (Greece) and then he resigned.^[1]