Rafael Cuevas

{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1980)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rafael Cuevas

| image =

| fullname = Rafael Cuevas Sánchez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|16}}

| birth_place = Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico

| height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Club América (gk coach)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2002–2008

| years2 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Atlante

| clubs2 = Potros Chetumal

| caps1 = 28

| caps2 = 19

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| pcupdate = February 16, 2009

| ntupdate =

}}

{{family name hatnote|Cuevas|Sánchez|lang=Spanish}}

Rafael Cuevas Sánchez (born 16 June 1980) is a Mexican retired football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach for Club America's first team under Ricardo LaVolpe.

He is known to teammates and fans as "Higuita", due to his resemblance to Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita.