Dimitrios Parafestas (born 16 August 1953 in Larissa

Larissa

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, Greece

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) is a former football defender

Defender (football)

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He played only for Larissa club of Greece

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International career

Parafestas appeared in one match for the senior Greece national football team

Greece national football team

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, 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

Chania

Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...

 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.