He began his career playing for Levadiakos (1985–1995) and was later transferred to Kalamata FC.

He then played for Athinaikos (1996–1999) and finished off that portion of his career with Ethnikos Piraeus FC.

In August 2012 he was named the head coach of the Greece national under-21 football team.

[2] [3] He has been a caretaker coach of the Greece national football team on two occasions.

[4] In August 2021, Tsanas was appointed as a technical director from the Hellenic Football Federation.