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Marian Vătavu (born 20 May 1982) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgoviște, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chindia Târgoviște (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | CSȘ Nucet | ||
| 1996–2000 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Dinamo București | 19 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Poiana Câmpina (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Farul Constanța (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Unirea Urziceni | 54 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Otopeni | 44 | (0) |
| 2011 | CSMS Iași | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Otopeni | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2019 | Chindia Târgoviște | 99 | (4) |
| Total | 354 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Romania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Romania U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2024 | Chindia Târgoviște U17 | ||
| 2024– | Chindia Târgoviște | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dinamo București
Being a youth product of the Dinamo București, Vătavu enjoyed brief windows of playing time at the Bucharest squad, usually being loaned to Liga II clubs like Poiana Câmpina, Farul Constanţa or Universitatea Cluj.[1]
After he left Dinamo, he usually had brief spells at Unirea Urziceni,[2] Pandurii Târgu Jiu,[3] CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea[4] and CS Otopeni.[5]
Politehnica Iași
In the summer of 2011 he joined Liga II side Politehnica Iași.[6] He was released half a year later.
- Dinamo București
- Divizia A: 1999–2000
- Cupa României: 1999–2000
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2001
- Chindia Târgoviște
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