# Rafa

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For other uses, see [Rafa (disambiguation)](/source/Rafa_(disambiguation)).

**Rafa** is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form ([hypocorism](/source/Hypocorism)) of [Rafael](/source/Raphael_(given_name)). It may refer to:

## People

- [Rafael Nadal](/source/Rafael_Nadal) (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
- [Rafa (footballer, born 1985)](/source/Rafa_(footballer,_born_1985)), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez
- [Rafael Benítez](/source/Rafael_Ben%C3%ADtez) (born 1960), Spanish football manager and former player
- [Rafa Cabrera-Bello](/source/Rafa_Cabrera-Bello) (born 1984), Spanish golfer
- [Rafa Gálvez](/source/Rafa_G%C3%A1lvez) (born 1993), Spanish footballer
- [Rafa Gil](/source/Rafa_Gil) (born 1975), Spanish football manager
- [Rafa Gómez](/source/Rafa_G%C3%B3mez_(footballer,_born_1983)) (born 1983), Spanish footballer
- [Rafa (footballer, born 1970)](/source/Rafa_(footballer,_born_1970)), Spanish retired football goalkeeper
- [Rafa Jordà](/source/Rafa_Jord%C3%A0) (born 1984), Spanish footballer
- [Rafa Luz](/source/Rafa_Luz) (born 1992), Spanish basketball player
- [Rafael Márquez](/source/Rafael_M%C3%A1rquez) (born 1979), Mexican footballer
- [Rafa Martínez](/source/Rafa_Mart%C3%ADnez) (born 1982), Spanish basketball player
- [Rafa Mir](/source/Rafa_Mir) (born 1997), Spanish footballer
- [Rafa Navarro (footballer, born 1994)](/source/Rafa_Navarro_(footballer,_born_1994)), Spanish footballer
- [Rafael Páez](/source/Rafael_P%C3%A1ez) (born 1994), Spanish footballer
- [Rafa Pérez](/source/Rafa_P%C3%A9rez) (born 1990), Colombian footballer
- [Rafael Ponzo](/source/Rafael_Ponzo) (born 1978), Venezuelan football goalkeeper
- [Rafa Rodríguez](/source/Rafa_(footballer,_born_2003)) (born 2003), Spanish footballer
- [Rafa Silva](/source/Rafa_Silva) (born 1993), Portuguese footballer
- [Rafa Soares](/source/Rafa_Soares) (born 1995), Portuguese footballer
- [Rafa Villar](/source/Rafa_Villar) (born 1968), Spanish writer and poet
- [Rafael Câmara](/source/Rafael_C%C3%A2mara) (born 2005), Brazilian racing driver

## Fictional characters

- Rafa, in the TV series *[Royal Pains](/source/Royal_Pains)*

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