Rafael Foltyn (born 21 June 1985) is a German football referee.
Rafael Foltyn lives in Mainz-Kastel. He is a DFB referee for TSG Kastel 1846. During the 2008/09 to 2011/12 seasons, he refereed games in the North, West and South Regional Football Leagues. He later specialized as an assistant referee.
As a linesman, Foltyn has been involved in the 2. Bundesliga games since the 2010âÂÂ11 season and the Bundesliga games since the 2012âÂÂ13 season. Since the 2015âÂÂ16 season, he has been a linesman of the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Champions League.
In April 2021, he was nominated along with Jan Seidel to be part of Daniel SiebertâÂÂs team of referees for the UEFA Euro 2020 in June and July 2021.
In May 2022, he was once again nominated together with Jan Seidel to be part of Daniel Siebert's refereeing team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November and December 2022.