Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970, in Madrid) is a retired Spanish 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. A two-time Olympian (1992 and 2000), he was named the most valuable player of the 1998 FIVB World Championship in

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Sporting achievements

National team

* 1995

Universiade

Individual awards

* '' 1998 FIVB World Championship MVP'' * '' 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Scorer"''

References

External links

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Volleybox.net Profile

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(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascual, Rafael 1970 births Living people Spanish men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Spain Sportspeople from Madrid Universiade medalists in volleyball Universiade silver medalists for Spain Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade