| Marian Vătavu | |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Târgoviște, Romania |
| Currentclub: | Chindia Târgoviște (head coach) |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | –1996 |
| Youthclubs1: | CSȘ Nucet |
| Youthyears2: | 1996–2000 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dinamo București |
| Years1: | 2000–2005 |
| Clubs1: | Dinamo București |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs2: | → Poiana Câmpina (loan) |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2002 |
| Clubs3: | → Farul Constanța (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs4: | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs5: | Unirea Urziceni |
| Caps5: | 54 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs7: | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs8: | Otopeni |
| Caps8: | 44 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2011 |
| Clubs9: | CSMS Iași |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs10: | Otopeni |
| Caps10: | 29 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2013–2019 |
| Caps11: | 99 |
| Goals11: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 354 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2001–2002 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2019–2024 |
| Managerclubs1: | Chindia Târgoviște U17 |
| Manageryears2: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs2: | Chindia Târgoviște |
Marian Vătavu (born 20 May 1982) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște.
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]
In the summer of 2011 he joined Liga II side Politehnica Iași.[6] He was released half a year later.