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Kyriakos "Koulis" Apostolidis was born on March 3,1946 in Greece. He began his career in the North American Soccer League and finished it with PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece. Apostolidis lead the NASL in goals in 1971 and later earned six caps with the Greece national football team from 1972 to 1976. He has also coached in the Greek First Division, most recently with PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Apostolidis joined PAOK in 1959 making his debut with the first team in 1963.

In 1964, he left for studies in the at the University of San Francisco where he played on men's soccer team under coach Stephen Negoesco from 1964 to 1967 and for the San Francisco amateur league, The Greek Americans A.C. His senior year, he was selected as a First Team All American.

In 1968, Apostolidis signed with the Vancouver Royals of the North American Soccer League. The Royals folded at the end of the season and Apostolidis moved to the Dallas Tornado. In 1969, he played as a defender, and earned First Team All NASL recognition. In 1970, he moved to the front line. The move paid off immediately for the Tornado as Apostolidis led the league in scoring, tying with Carlos Metidieri for the points lead. He was selected as a 1970 second team All NASL. In 1971, he won the title and finished fourth in the league in goals, but left the NASL at the end of the season to return to Greece. Apostolidis signed with PAOK Thessaloniki FC of the Greek First Division. In 1980, he returned to Canada to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic (Wikipedia).