Ionuț Popa

{{Short description|Romanian footballer and manager (1953–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ionuț Popa

| image = Ionut Popa.png

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Popa in 2011

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1953|04|17}}

| birth_place = Săvârșin, Romania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|06|25|1953|04|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Arad, Romania

| height =

| position =

| youthyears1 = 1967–1971 | youthclubs1 = Politehnica Timișoara

| years1 = | clubs1 = Unirea Sânnicolau Mare

| years2 = | clubs2 = Dacia Unirea Brăila

| years3 = | clubs3 = Vagonul Arad

| years4 = | clubs4 = Aurul Brad

| years5 = 1984–1987 | clubs5 = Victoria Ineu

| years6 = 1987–1988 | clubs6 = Petrolul Arad

| caps1 = | goals1 =

| manageryears1 = 1985–1987 | managerclubs1 = Victoria Ineu

| manageryears2 = 1987–1991 | managerclubs2 = Petrolul Arad

| manageryears3 = 1991–1993 | managerclubs3 = Strungul Arad

| manageryears4 = 1993 | managerclubs4 = UTA Arad

| manageryears5 = 1993–1995 | managerclubs5 = Motorul Arad

| manageryears6 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs6 = Telecom Arad

| manageryears7 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs7 = UTA Arad

| manageryears8 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs8 = West Petrom Pecica

| manageryears9 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs9 = Indagrara Arad

| manageryears10= 2000–2002 | managerclubs10= UTA Arad

| manageryears11= 2002–2003 | managerclubs11= Bihor Oradea

| manageryears12= 2004 | managerclubs12= Jiul Petroșani

| manageryears13= 2004–2009 | managerclubs13= Politehnica Iași

| manageryears14= 2009–2010 | managerclubs14= UTA Arad

| manageryears15= 2010 | managerclubs15= Politehnica Iași

| manageryears16= 2010–2011 | managerclubs16= Mioveni

| manageryears17= 2011–2012 | managerclubs17= Politehnica Iași

| manageryears18= 2015–2016 | managerclubs18= Șoimii Pâncota

| manageryears19= 2016–2018 | managerclubs19= ACS Poli Timișoara

| manageryears20= 2018–2019 | managerclubs20= UTA Arad

}}

Ionuț Popa (17 April 1953 – 25 June 2020) was a Romanian professional footballer and manager. Popa managed teams such as UTA Arad, Bihor Oradea, Politehnica Iași and ACS Poli Timișoara, among others.