Marian Vătavu (born 20 May 1982) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a centre back for teams such as Dinamo București, FCM Câmpina, Unirea Urziceni, CS Otopeni or Chindia Târgovişte, among others.
| 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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Dinamo București | 20 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | → FCM Câmpina (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Farul Constanța (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Unirea Urziceni | 54 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Otopeni | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | Politehnica Iași | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Otopeni | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2019 | Chindia Târgoviște | 99 | (4) |
| Total | 313 | (7) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2019 | |||
Club career
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 FCM 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.
Honours
- Dinamo București
- Chindia Târgoviște
References
External links
- Marian Vătavu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Marian Vătavu at Soccerway