Daniel Rafael

{{short description|Canadian curler}}

{{About|Canadian male curler and curling coach|American sportswriter|Dan Rafael|people with this surname|Raphael (surname)}}

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| birth_place = Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada

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Daniel J. "Dan" Rafael{{Cite web |url=http://winter.sport.org.cn/home/wjtg/2007-11-20/145605.html |title=07太平洋冰壶锦标赛 中国队参赛名单_中国冬季运动 |access-date=2018-11-12 |archive-date=2018-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113031700/http://winter.sport.org.cn/home/wjtg/2007-11-20/145605.html |url-status=dead }} (born November 16, 1961, in Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian male curler and curling coach. He worked as national curling coach (head coach of national curling federation) and national curling teams coach of France, China,[http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2010-02/24/content_19466779.htm Curling coach furious over 'passionless' team - China.org.cn][https://thecurlingnews.com/2009/06/curling-camps-the-hot-shots/ Curling Camps: the HOT SHOTS | The Curling News] Italy,[http://www.curlingitalia.it/2010/08/03/daniel-rafael-nuovo-tecnico-delle-squadre-nazionali/ Daniel Rafael nuovo tecnico delle squadre nazionali | CURLING ITALIA] Czech Republic, Turkey,{{cite web |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2014/11/21/turkey-seeks-to-enter-curling-arena |title=Turkey seeks to enter curling arena |publisher=Daily Sabah |date=November 21, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2018}} Russia, Poland. Rafael now works as the coach for the Spanish mixed doubles team.

He grew up and started playing curling in Schefferville, Quebec, where he played his entire junior curling career. Rafael, as of 2025, now resides in Portugal.{{cite web |url=https://livescores.worldcurling.org/wmdcc/aspnet/teamdetail?EventID=1&TeamID=34|title=World Mixed Doubles Team:Spain|publisher=World Curling|date=April 26, 2025 |access-date=April 26, 2025}}