medaltemplates article_title birth_date
men 's volleyball rafael pascual
 march 16 , 1970
rafael pascual

rafael pascual cortés -lrb- born march 16 , 1970 in madrid -rrb- is a spanish volleyball player who is nicknamed `` el toro '' , `` el macho '' and/or `` el león '' .
a two-time olympian -lrb- 1992 and 2000 -rrb- , he was named the most valuable player of the 1998 fivb men 's world championship in japan .
