Hans-Ulrich Thomale (born 6 December 1944) is a German football manager and former player.
Thomale played as a defensive midfielder and defender for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and BSG Stahl Riesa in the DDR-Oberliga.
Thomale has been the manager and sporting director for former club 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. He also managed Chinese Jia-B League club Chengdu Wuniu in 1998.