Daniel J. "Dan" Rafael (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,Curling coach furious over 'passionless' team - China.org.cnCurling Camps: the HOT SHOTS | The Curling News Italy,Daniel Rafael nuovo tecnico delle squadre nazionali | CURLING ITALIA Czech Republic, Turkey, 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.
Teams and events Season Skip Third Second Lead 1994–95 Peter Byrns Daniel Rafael Kevin Yerbury J. Laverdiere 2001–02 Daniel Rafael ? ? ? 2002–03 Peter Byrns Daniel Rafael Don Field Mike Kennedy 2003–04 Dan Elie Gerry Lafferty Daniel Rafael Patrice Lemieux
National coach Years Country 2007 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2018 2018–2022 2023–Present
Record as a coach of national teams Year Tournament, event National team Place 2007 2007 World Men's Curling Championship (men) 2007 2007 Pacific Curling Championships (men) 2007 2007 Pacific Curling Championships (women) 2008 2008 World Men's Curling Championship (men) 2008 2008 Pacific Curling Championships (men) 2008 2008 Pacific Curling Championships (women) 2009 2009 Pacific Junior Curling Championships (junior men) 2009 2009 Pacific Junior Curling Championships (junior women) 2009 2009 Winter Universiade (men) 2009 2009 Winter Universiade (women) 2009 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (women) 2009 2009 World Men's Curling Championship (men) 2009 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) 2009 2009 Pacific Curling Championships (men) 2009 2009 Pacific Curling Championships (women) 2010 2010 Winter Olympics (women) 2010 2010 World Women's Curling Championship (women) 2010 2010 European Curling Championships (men) 2010 2010 European Curling Championships (women) 2011 2011 European Curling Championships (men) 2012 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior men) 2012 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior women) 2012 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2012 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (women) 2012 2012 European Curling Championships (men) 2012 2012 European Curling Championships (women) 2013 2013 World Men's Curling Championship (men) 2014 2014 World Men's Curling Championship (men) 2014 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) 2014 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship (mixed) 2014 2014 European Curling Championships (men) 2014 2014 European Curling Championships (women) 2015 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior men) 2015 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior women) 2015 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) 2016 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) 2017 2017 World Women's Curling Championship (women) 2017 2017 European Curling Championships (women) 2018 2018 Winter Olympics OAR (Russia) (mixed doubles) 2018 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) 2018 2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg (men) 2018 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (men) 2018 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Second Leg (mixed doubles) 2019 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg (men) 2019 2019 World Men's Curling Championship (men) 2024 2024 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) 2025 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (mixed doubles) TBD
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