Raphael Claus

{{Short description|Brazilian football referee}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox football official

|name= Raphael Claus

|image = Série A1 Bragantino 1x0 Corinthians (52632859159) (cropped).jpg

|image_size = 220px

|caption = Claus refereeing in 2023

|fullname =

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|9|6|df=y}}

|birth_place = Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil

| years1 = 2010–

| league1 = FPF

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2014–

| league2 = CBF

| role2 = Referee

|internationalyears1=2015–|internationalyears2=|confederation1=FIFA|confederation2=CONMEBOL

|internationalrole1=Referee|internationalrole2=Referee}}

Raphael Claus (born 6 September 1979 in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil) is a Brazilian football referee. He is nominated as an official referee list of 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/36-referees-69-assistant-referees-and-24-video-match-officials-appointed-for-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022|title=36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials appointed for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022}}