Theofanis 'Fanis' Tzandaris ( el, Θεοφάνης 'Φάνης' Τζανδάρης; born 13 June 1993) is a Greek professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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for Super League club

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Career

On April 3, 2015, along with Giorgos Katsikas, he terminated his contract with PAOK, receiving his payment until the end of the season. On 2 July 2015, Tzandaris signed a four-year contract with Greek champions

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, whose latest intention is to invest in young Greek prospects that will develop into the team's core. Aiming towards this direction, the Greek club also signed Stefanos Kapino, Dimitris Goutas, Dimitris Kolovos and

Giannis Gianniotas Giannis Gianniotas ( gr, Γιάννης Γιαννιώτας; born 29 April 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Levadiakos. Club career Aris 2011–12 season Born in Neochori, Greece, Gianniota ...

, adding to the club's existing talent as the likes of

Kostas Fortounis Konstantinos 'Kostas' Fortounis ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος 'Κώστας' Φορτούνης, ; born 16 October 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super League club Olympiacos and ...

, Andreas Bouchalakis, Tasos Avlonitis and Andreas Gianniotis among others. On 19 January 2016, he joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

on loan for six months, since he did not manage to earn a single appearance for Olympiacos in the Superleague Greece. On 23 January 2016, almost six months after his last appearance in the Super League, he made his debut with

in a 0–0 home draw game against

Asteras Tripoli Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...

as a substitute. On 6 February 2017, he joined Slovenian club Koper on a one-and-a-half year loan, until the summer of 2018. On 24 June 2017, he terminated his contract with Olympiacos. On 21 August 2017, he signed a three-year contract with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

as a personal choice of club's coach Marinos Ouzounidis. On 17 December 2017, he made his debut with the club in an away game against

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi regional unit of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope m ...

. On 20 November 2019, he mutually terminated his contract with the club as he was not in the plans of Panathinaikos coach

Giorgos Donis Georgios Donis ( el, Γεώργιος Δώνης; born 22 October 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently a manager. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh. He was the first ev ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tzandaris, Theofanis 1993 births Living people Footballers from Thessaloniki Greek men's footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders PAOK FC players Anagennisi Epanomi F.C. players Apollon Pontou F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Panionios F.C. players FC Koper players Panathinaikos F.C. players FC Spartak Trnava players PAS Lamia 1964 players Super League Greece players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovak First Football League players Greek expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Greek expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia