Sócrates Parri Romero

Sócrates Parri Romero (born 16 December 1966) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender. He began his career with Valencia, and later played 40 matches in La Liga with Albacete Balompié.

Career Early career

Parri was born in Burjassot in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, and began his career with Mestalla, the reserve team of local giants Valencia. In 1986–87, he helped Mestalla earn promotion from the Tercera División, and played 37 matches in the ensuing Segunda División B season. He was promoted to the Valencia first team squad for the 1989–90 season, but didn't make any appearances that year, or in the following season.

Albacete Balompié

Keen for an opportunity to play first team football, Parri left Valencia to join Albacete Balompié in January 1992. Albacete were enjoying their first ever season in La Liga, and Parri made his top flight debut for the club in a 1–0 away win over Real Sociedad at Atotxa Stadium on 5 January. He made his home debut a week later as Albacete drew 1–1 with Real Zaragoza at Estadio Carlos Belmonte. He missed only one league match before the end of the season, playing 22 times. The following season, Parri made 23 appearances, and scored his only goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Realejos in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey.

However, Albacete ended the season 17th in the league, and were forced to play a relegation playoff against Real Mallorca. Parri came on as a substitute for José María Menéndez in the home second leg, which Albacete lost 2–1, but that was still sufficient to secure and aggregate victory and maintain their La Liga status for another year. This proved to be his last match for Albacete, as he fell dramatically out of favour and didn't play at all in 1993–94, before departing at the end of the season. At the end of the season, Levante topped their group and qualified for the promotion playoffs, although they fell short of promotion by finishing third in a group topped by Écija Balompié.

Parri featured only once in the playoffs, in the opening 0–0 draw with Pontevedra at Estadio Municipal de Pasarón on 27 May, He now works as an agent.

Honours Mestalla Tercera División: promotion to Segunda División B 1986–87

Valencia La Liga runners-up: 1989–90

Levante Segunda División B: 1994–95

Career statistics

1. Appearance in the 1992–93 La Liga relegation playoff 2. Appearance in the 1994–95 Segunda División B playoffs