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

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; 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 Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Rafael. It may refer to:

People

Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...

(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 Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He was most recently the manager of La Liga club RC Celta de Vigo, Celta Vigo. Beníte ...

(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 Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first p ...

(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 Alh ...

(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 MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. He is a point guard. Early years Rafa Luz, the brother of several international ...

(born 1992), Spanish basketball player *

Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez (; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of the Mexico national team. Nicknamed '' El Káiser'', he is regarded as the bes ...

(born 1979), Mexican footballer * Rafa Martínez (born 1982), Spanish basketball player *

Rafa Mir Rafael Mir Vicente, known as Rafa Mir, (born 18 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Sevilla. Formed at Valencia where he was primarily a reserve, he also represented ...

(born 1997), Spanish footballer * Rafa Navarro (footballer, born 1994), 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 Atlético Junior. Club career Early career Born in Cartagena, Pérez made his senio ...

(born 1990), Colombian footballer *

Rafael Ponzo Rafael 'Rafa' Antonio Ponzo García (born 18 October 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played 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 ...

(born 1978), Venezuelan football goalkeeper * Rafa Rodríguez (born 2003), Spanish footballer *

Rafa Silva Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva (; born 17 May 1993), known as Rafa Silva or Rafa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. After starting his professional career at Fei ...

(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 Primeira Liga club Famalicão. Club career Porto Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Soares joined FC Porto's youth ...

(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'' is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series is based in part on contemporary concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies and follows Hank Lawson, ...

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