Dimitris Paridis

Dimitris Paridis

Personal information
Full name	Dimitrios Paridis
Date of birth	(1945-09-20)20 September 1945
Place of birth	Kavala, Greece
Date of death	22 August 2015(2015-08-22) (aged 69)
Place of death	Kavala, Greece
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1959–1966	AEK Kavala
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	Kavala
1968–1977	PAOK	183	(49)
International career
1972–1975	Greece	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitris Paridis (Greek: Δημήτρης Παρίδης; 20 September 1945 – 22 August 2015) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Paridis was born in Agios Andreas Kavala, to a family that hailed from Nicopolis in Pontus. He first started playing football for Keravnos Agios Andreas, a local football team in Kavala. In 1961, he debuted for AEK Kavala which later merged with other teams in that city to form Kavala. After two seasons in the Second Division he transferred to PAOK in the summer of 1968. He played with PAOK at 183 championship games scoring 49 goals. With PAOK he was won 2 Greek Cups (1972, 1974) and 1 Greek Championship (1976). He ended his career in 1977.

Personal

Paridis died after a long battle with cancer at age 69. The stadium of Agios Andreas Kavala is named in his honor.

External links

• «Έφυγε» ο Δημήτρης Παρίδης