Jiří Lopata (22 December 1936 – 20 April 2021) was a Czech football player and manager. He played two seasons in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring 27 goals in 51 games for Spartak Plzeň. He spent more time in the league as a manager, mainly at RH Cheb, where he remained for five years. He later went on to manage Plastika Nitra, Dukla Prague and Bohemians Prague in the same league. In 1985, he also took charge of the Czechoslovakia under-21 side.