Lambis Kouiroukidis

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Charalambos "Lambis" Kouiroukidis was a Greek football centre forward of the 1950s era.

Kouiroukidis was born on December 22, 1931. He hailed from Drama, eastern Macedonia, Greece and began his career with Doxa Drama. In 1952, he joined PAOK after having sat out the previous season since Doxa would not consent to the transfer.

Kouiroukidis played for PAOK until 1960. He is said to have scored 91 goals for the Thessaloniki club.

Kouiroukidis was capped 6 times in his career by the National Football Team of Greece. He scored one goal in the national colours, against Egypt, in a November 7, 1954 1-1 draw for the Mediterranean Cup.

He died on September 13, 2021, at the age of 90.