Rafael Guijosa Castillo (born 31 January 1969, in

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) is a former

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player, and current manager of

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. When playing for the Spanish national team, he won bronze medals both in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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and in the

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''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on January 26, 2008) Guijosa was voted World Player of the Year 1999 by the

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* 1969 births Living people Spanish male handball players Olympic handball players of Spain Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain People from Alcalá de Henares Liga ASOBAL players FC Barcelona Handbol players Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players from the Community of Madrid 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-handball-bio-stub