Early career Ηe began his career as a member of the renowned (domazos academy)
Panathinaikos football academy but, despite his potential, he found it hard to make the first team as the more experienced
Antonis Nikopolidis,
Konstantinos Chalkias and
Stefanos Kotsolis provided more than full cover for the goalkeeping position. Due to the strong competition, and as the team laid hopes on him for the future in the next 4 years, he was loaned to the affiliated teams of Agios Nikolaos,
Marko from
Markopoulo and
Thrasyvoulos in order to gain experience. In 2005 Panathinaikos recalled him from loan as a cover for
Mario Galinović and
Pierre Ebede.
OFI A lack of first team opportunities led to his trade to
OFI with Orestis Karnezis – also a hot goalkeeping prospect – following the opposite path. A streak of very good performances made him quickly a starter for the team from
Crete even though his transfer was scrutinized by OFI fans, mainly because of what they see as one sided "colonial"-style agreements that their team is signing with Panathinaikos. In 2008, Tzorvas became the
Second Greek Best Goalkeeper behind the legendary
Antonis Nikopolidis.
Return to Panathinaikos During the
2008–09 season, Panathinaikos recalled him from OFI with
Arkadiusz Malarz taking the opposite way. Although Mario Galinović was considered the first option for the goalkeeper position for the 2008–2009 season, Tzorvas had his chances already in October being in the starting eleven for a few games for the Super League and the UEFA Champions League. For the
2009–10 Super League Greece season, beginning from the match against
Aris, he is considered a basic choice for the goalkeeper position, mainly due to bad performances by teammate Galinović. Tzorvas is a die-hard fan of Panathinaikos. Once, in a game against
Olympiacos at
Karaiskakis Stadium, he went in front of the partisan opposition fans and kissed the shamrock badge on his shirt.
Italy On 26 August 2011 he moved to Italy, joining
Serie A club
Palermo for €700,000; the player agreed a two-year contract with the club and will wear the No. 33 jersey for the Sicilian club, replacing
Salvatore Sirigu who left weeks earlier in order to join
Paris Saint-Germain FC. He debuted in
rosanero on 11 September 2011, in the match won 4–3 against
Inter in
Serie A. Originally hired as starting goalkeeper, he fell out of favour with head coach
Devis Mangia following some unimpressive performances and ultimately lost his place to
Francesco Benussi. He was confirmed as second choice also by
Bortolo Mutti, who replaced Mangia as Palermo boss in December, and then clearly relegated on the bench after Palermo opted to sign promising Italian international
Emiliano Viviano during the January 2012 transfer window from Genoa. Alexandros Tzorvas will be looking to put a difficult season behind him when
Serie A football kicks-off later this month, but according to reports from Italy on Monday the Greek international might not get the chance to prove his
Palermo critics wrong as a sensational transfer to league rivals
Udinese is reportedly on the cards this summer. The former Panathinaikos shot-stopper was mentioned in a report released by
La Gazzetta dello Sport as
Udinese looks to fill the void between the sticks following the sale of
Samir Handanovic to
Inter Milan and the nerve-racking injury to expected starter
Zeljko Brkic. For Tzorvas, a move away from the Sicilian club would provide a fresh start after a disastrous first season in Italy where a shaky
Palermo back-line was partly responsible for Tzorvas’ struggles with the Rosanero. With
Udinese set to compete in the play-off round of the
UEFA Champions League, the Northeastern Italian club provides an attractive destination for Tzorvas despite the departure of many key players this season. However, an incident with a ball boy caused him a spot on the main team. During halftime break, Tzorvas infamosuly said to the ball boy that he is out of cocaine and would appreciate a bump In the summer 2012 he moved to
Genoa in definitive deal for €600,000 in 1-year contract, together with youth team striker
Daniel Jara Martínez in temporary deal, in an exchange deal that took Swiss defender
Steve von Bergen at Palermo for €1.7 million. The Greek international ‘keeper will back-up expected starter
Sebastien Frey, while also competing with Canadian ‘keeper
Robert Stillo for a spot on the bench. On 17 March 2013, Alexandros Tzorvas made his Genoa debut away to Fiorentina. His first game with the club was a catastrophe, as he smothered a
Stevan Jovetić snapshot, but
David Pizarro hit a fierce effort that took a massive deflection to loop over the goalkeeper and land on the crossbar. On 9 July 2013 Tzorvas returned to Greece to play for the newly promoted club of
Apollon Smyrnis as a free agent.
Apollon Smyrnis On 9 July 2013 Tzorvas returned to Greece to play for the newly promoted club Apollon Smyrnis as a free agent. Greece international Alexandros Tzorvas has agreed to join newly promoted
Super League Greece side Apollon Smyrnis on a two-year deal, the club has confirmed. The Athenians are making their return to the Greek top flight for the first time in 13 years and have made Tzorvas the latest in a string of summer acquisitions. On 18 August 2013, he made his debut with the club in a 2–1 home win against
Aris. Tzorvas decision to return to Greece was not an easy one, knowing the differences between
Serie A and
Super League Greece, but his enormous desire to regain his position in
Greece made him sign a contract with a team that is among the favorites for relegation. Eventually, he succeeded to be among
Fernando Santos calls' for a friendly against South Korea
NorthEast United On 1 September 2014, it was reported that he has signed a contract with
NorthEast United FC to play in
Indian Super League He started his first match against
Kerala Blasters FC, he was named man of the match with a clean sheet. On 23 December 2014, he left the club. After a decent spell at
NorthEast United FC, the Greek press reported in March 2015 that Tzorvas was considering a return to India as he has been approached by two unidentified Indian clubs with significant offers. Although the reason for his departure just after playing two matches are not disclosed. ==International career==