Andreas Rafi Dvořáček (born 24 April 2002) is a Spanish

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player, who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Domestic hockey

In 2023, Rafi joined Mannheimer in the German

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National teams

Under–21

Rafi made his debut for the Junior Red Sticks in 2022, at the

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. In 2023 Rafi was named

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of the junior national team. He led the team at a Four–Nations tournament in

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, as well as the FIH Junior World Cup in

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Red Sticks

Rafi made his senior international debut for the

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in 2022, during season three of the

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. He is currently a member of the national squad.

References

External links

* 2002 births Living people Spanish male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub