Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

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Rafael Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''R ...

. It may refer to:

People

Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis ...

(born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez *

Rafael Benítez Rafael Benítez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who most recently managed club Everton. Benítez joined Real Madrid's coaching staff at the age of 26, going on to work as the under-1 ...

(born 1960), Spanish football manager and former player *

Rafa Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello (born 25 May 1984) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won four times. He has also played on the PGA Tour. Early life and family Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. ...

(born 1984), Spanish golfer * Rafa Gálvez (born 1993), Spanish footballer *

Rafa Gil Rafael "Rafa" Gil Sánchez (born 11 October 1975) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim II FC. Manager career Born in Tolox, Málaga, Andalusia, Gil began his managerial career at local CD Alha ...

(born 1975), Spanish football manager * Rafa Gómez (born 1983), Spanish footballer * Rafa (footballer, born 1970), Spanish retired football goalkeeper * Rafa Jordà (born 1984), Spanish footballer *

Rafa Luz Rafael Freire Luz (born February 11, 1992), commonly known as Rafa Luz, is a Brazilian-Spanish professional basketball player for BC Andorra, MoraBanc Andorra of the LEB Oro. He is a point guard. Early years Rafa Luz, the brother of several int ...

(born 1992), Spanish basketball player *

Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez (; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current head coach of Spanish team Barcelona Atlètic. Nicknamed '' El Káiser'', he is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and o ...

(born 1979), Mexican footballer *

Rafa Martínez Rafael Martínez Aguilera (born 3 March 1982), known as Rafa Martínez, is a Spanish professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He also represented the Spain national team internationally. He plays the shooting guard pos ...

(born 1982), Spanish basketball player *

Rafa Mir Rafael Mir Vicente (born 18 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Sevilla. He has played in La Liga for Valencia, Huesca and Sevilla, as well as in the Segunda División for Las Palmas and Hu ...

(born 1997), Spanish footballer *

Rafa Navarro (footballer, born 1994) Rafael "Rafa" Jesús Navarro Mazuecos (born 24 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Croatian club NK Istra 1961, on loan from Deportivo Alavés. Club career Born in Salteras, Seville, Andalusia, Nav ...

, Spanish footballer *

Rafael Páez Rafael "Rafa" Páez Cardona (born 10 August 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Mar Menor FC. Club career Early career Born in Orihuela, Alicante, Valencian Community, Páez joined Hércules CF's youth setup in 2006 ...

(born 1994), Spanish footballer *

Rafa Pérez Rafael Enrique Pérez Almeida (born 9 January 1990), commonly known as Rafa Pérez (; ), is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Talleres . Club career Early career Born in Cartagena, Pérez made his senior debu ...

(born 1990), Colombian footballer *

Rafael Ponzo Rafael 'Rafa' Antonio Ponzo García (born 18 October 1978) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Caracas, Ponzo left his country at the age of 20 and moved to Spain, where he played for the vast majority of h ...

(born 1978), Venezuelan football goalkeeper *

Rafa Silva Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Rafael. It may refer to: People * Rafael Nadal (born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez * Rafael Ben� ...

(born 1993), Portuguese footballer *

Rafa Soares Luís Rafael "Rafa" Soares Alves (born 9 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club PAOK FC. Club career Porto Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Soares joined FC Porto's yo ...

(born 1995), Portuguese footballer *

Rafa Villar Rafa Villar ( Cee, Galicia, 1968 - ) is a Galician writer noted especially in the field of poetry. He has a degree in Galician-Portuguese Philology from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and works in the linguistic normalization service ...

(born 1968), Spanish writer and poet

Fictional characters

* Rafa, in the TV series ''

Royal Pains ''Royal Pains'' (stylized ℞oyalPains) is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series was based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies. The ca ...

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