Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970), more commonly known as Rafael Pascual, is a Spanish former volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho", and "El León". Pascual 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 Japan. He led Spain to the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Russia.