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Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican former professional footballer. He played as a central defender, sweeper, or defensive midfielder. Nicknamed El Káiser, Márquez is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and one of the best Mexican players of all time.
Rafael Márquez Lugo is a retired football forward and current analyst for Fox Sports Mexico. He is known as Márquez Lugo in order to differentiate from another football player, Rafael Márquez Álvarez.
Calderón is a Spanish and Sefardi occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.
Márquez, meaning "son of Marcos or Marcus", is a surname of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero is a former Mexican footballer who last played for Monarcas Morelia on loan from Liga MX team, Santos Laguna.
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2014. He is the third Mexican boxer to become a world champion in four weight classes, having held nine world championships including the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO featherweight titles between 2003 and 2007; the WBC super featherweight title from 2007 to 2008; the WBA (Super), WBO, Ring magazine and lineal lightweight titles between 2008 and 2012; and the WBO junior welterweight title from 2012 to 2013.
Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Rafael. It may refer to:
Mario Méndez Olagüe is a retired Mexican footballer, who last played as a defender and midfielder while playing for San Luis.
Rafael Márquez Méndez is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2013. He is a two-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2003 to 2007; and the WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal super bantamweight titles in 2007. He also held the IBO bantamweight title from 2005 to 2007, and challenged once for WBO featherweight title in 2011. Márquez was known for his formidable knockout power and relentless pressure fighting style. His older brother Juan Manuel Márquez is also a professional boxer and multiple-time world champion.
Adriana Lavat Rodríguez is a Mexican actress and television host.
Israel Vázquez Castañeda is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He is a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal titles twice from 2005 to 2008. Vázquez is best known for his series of four fights against fellow Mexican Rafael Márquez.
Juan Díaz is a Mexican-American professional boxer who held the unified WBA (Super), IBF and WBO lightweight championships from 2007 to 2008 and the IBO lightweight championship from 2008 to 2009.
The rivalry between Israel Vázquez and Rafael Márquez was a series of four boxing matches that took place between 2007 and 2010, which has been described as "the most entertaining fight series in recent boxing history", and has been compared with two other notable series of fights in the decade: Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward and Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera. The second fight in the series was named Ring Magazine fight of the year for 2007, while the third fight won the award in 2008. The series, which took place in the super bantamweight division, finished even, with both fighters claiming two victories. Although there had been talk of a fifth fight, it had been widely discouraged by the boxing media due to the punishment absorbed by both fighters, with the injuries Vázquez suffered to his eyes a particular concern. Vázquez retired after the forth match, while Márquez retired in 2013.
Ignacio "Nacho" Beristáin is a Mexican trainer in the sport of boxing. Beristain is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing.
Raphael is a name of Hebrew origin, from rāp̄ā and ēl. Depending on the language it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Raffaele, or Refael.
The opening ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 14, 2011, beginning at 20:00 CDT at Omnilife Stadium in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The opening ceremony was directed and produced by Five Currents, which also produced the ceremonies at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2007 Pan American Games.
Events in the year 1968 in Mexico.
Rafael Márquez Esqueda was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a defender, and the father of Rafael Márquez Álvarez. He married Rosa Maria Álvarez.
Luis Alberto Márquez Quezada is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Tepatitlán de Morelos on loan from C.D. Guadalajara. He is the cousin of former Mexico national team captain Rafael Márquez.