Jiří Lopata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jiří Lopata

Czech soccer player and soccer coach

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1936

Place of Birth: Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jirí Lopata (born 22 December 1936) is a Czech former football player and manager.
He played two seasons in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring 27 goals in 51 games for Spartak Plzen.
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.