Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970, in Madrid) is a Spanish former volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho", and "El León". He is widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time.[1] A two-time Olympian (1992 and 2000),[2] he was named the most valuable player of the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[1]
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Full name | Rafael Pascual Cortés | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | El Toro, El Macho, El León | ||||||||||||||
Born | Madrid, Spain | 16 March 1970||||||||||||||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14 (1992) 1 (2000) | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Sporting achievements
editNational team
edit- 1995
Universiade
- 2007
European Championship
Individual awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Legendary Rafa Pascual becomes a restaurateur in Madrid". Worldofvolley.com. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafael Pascual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
External links
edit- Rafael Pascual at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Rafael Pascual at WorldofVolley
- Rafael Pascual at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Rafael Pascual at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Profile (in Spanish) (archived)
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