Liviu Ciobotariu
| Ciobotariu in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liviu Ciobotariu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghimpați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Petrolul Ploiești (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | Progresul București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 1989–1998 | Național București | 173 | (19) | 
| 1990–1991 | → Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) | 24 | (3) | 
| 1998–2000 | Dinamo București | 47 | (4) | 
| 2000–2001 | Standard Liége | 47 | (0) | 
| 2002–2004 | RAEC Mons | 46 | (1) | 
| 2004 | Royal Antwerp | 14 | (0) | 
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo București | 8 | (0) | 
| Total | 359 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Romania | 32 | (3) | 
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Național București (caretaker) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Dunărea Galați | ||
| 2007–2008 | Otopeni | ||
| 2008 | Internațional Curtea de Argeș | ||
| 2008–2009 | Otopeni | ||
| 2009–2010 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
| 2010 | CF Brăila | ||
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo II București | ||
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2012–2013 | CSMS Iași | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vaslui | ||
| 2015 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2018 | Al-Tai | ||
| 2018–2019 | Botoșani | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lebanon | ||
| 2021 | Hermannstadt | ||
| 2021–2023 | Voluntari | ||
| 2023 | Sepsi OSK | ||
| 2024–2025 | Botoșani | ||
| 2025– | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liviu Ciobotariu (born 26 March 1971) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.