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'''Rafael Duk Delgado''' is a Mexican [[gridiron football]] coach and former player who is the current head coach of the [[Instituto Politécnico Nacional|Burros Blancos IPN]]. He played [[college football]] atwith the {{ill|Pieles Rojas IPN|es}}, winning an [[ONEFA]] national championship in 1989. As a head coach, Duk won the 2000 ONEFA national championship with the [[Borregos Salvajes CEM]] before leading the [[Mexicas CDMX]] to a win in [[2018 LFA season#Tazón México III|Tazón México III]] in 2018.
 
==Playing career==
Duk played [[college football]] with the {{ill|Pieles Rojas IPN|es}} at the [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] position, representing the [[Instituto Politécnico Nacional]] from 1984 to 1989.<ref name="cumple">{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2020/11/rafael-duk-un-campeon-nacional-como-jugador-y-coach/|title=Rafael Duk, un campeón nacional tanto como jugador como coach|work=Máximo Avance|date=2 November 2020|access-date=16 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> He was a part of the 1989 [[ONEFA]] national championship team under head coach Manuel Rodero.<ref name=cumple/>
 
==Coaching career==
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===Linces UVM===
Duk took the reins of the Linces UVM of the [[Universidad del Valle de México]] in 2005 as the new team's first-ever head coach.<ref name="linces">{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2013/06/termina-la-era-de-rafael-duk-con-los-linces-uvm/|title=Termina la era de Rafael Duk con los Linces UVM|work=Máximo Avance|date=26 June 2013|access-date=17 January 2023|language=es}}</ref><ref name="econ">{{cite news|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/Conferencia-de-los-14-Grandes-Grupo-B-20210827-0057.html|title=Conferencia de los 14-Grandes, Grupo “B”"B"|work=[[El Economista (Mexico)|El Economista]]|date=27 August 2021|access-date=17 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> In his first season, he led the team to a promotion to the top-tier 12 Grandes Conference after winning the second-tier National Conference title.<ref name=econ/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://app.vlex.com/#/WW/vid/194163995|title=¡Rugen como grandes!|work=[[Reforma]]|first=Rozendo|last=Zavala|date=6 November 2005|access-date=27 January 2023|language=es|via=vLex México}} {{registration required}}</ref> Duk earned his sixth ONEFA Coach of the Year award and became the first head coach to achieve promotion to the top tier with two different teams.<ref name=lfa/> He was replaced by Roberto Cervantes, his defensive coordinator, following the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://app.vlex.com/#search/jurisdiction:;US/WW/vid/463554330|title=Deja Coach Rafael Duk a los Linces Uvm|work=[[Notimex]]|date=28 June 2013|access-date=24 January 2023|language=es|via=vLex México}} {{registration required}}</ref>
 
Duk was subsequently offered the head coaching job of the Toros Salvajes Chapingo, but was unable to accept due tofor personal reasons.<ref name=cumple/>
 
===Raptors de Naucalpan===
In November 2015, Duk was announced as the first head coach of the [[Raptors de Naucalpan]], members of a new professional spring league called the [[Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional]] (LFA).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sinembargo.mx/19-11-2015/1556488|title=Ya hay Liga; en febrero inicia el futbol americano profesional en México|work=Sin Embargo|first=Ramiro|last=Rivera|date=19 November 2015|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> In the league's inaugural season in [[2016 LFA season|2016]], the team finished the season with a 4–2 record and reached [[2016 LFA season#Tazón México I|Tazón México I]], the first edition of the LFA championship game, where they lost 29–13 to the [[Mayas CDMX]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lfa.mx/web/presentan-trofeo-del-1er-tazon-mexico-lfa|title=Presentan trofeo del 1er Tazón México – LFA|publisher=[[Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional]]|date=8 April 2016|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.milenio.com/deportes/mayas-arrasa-con-raptors-en-el-tazon-mexico-i|title=Mayas arrasa con Raptors en el Tazón México I|work=[[Milenio]]|first=Michel|last=Cruz|date=10 April 2016|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>
 
In [[2017 LFA season|2017]], Duk led the Raptors to a 5–2 record and a first-place finish in the North Division, with league MVP [[Bruno Márquez]] at quarterback. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after suffering a 13–10 defeat to the [[Dinos de Saltillo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2017/04/dinos-sorprende-a-raptors-conquistar-la-division-under-armour/|title=Dinos sorprende a Raptors para conquistar la División Under Armour|website=Máximo Avance|date=24 April 2017|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>
 
===Mexicas CDMX===
In October 2017, Duk joined another LFA team, the [[Mexicas CDMX]], as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.la-prensa.com.mx/deportes/eagles-se-transforma-en-mexicas-3543151.html|title=¡Eagles se transforma en Mexicas!|work=[[La Prensa (Mexico City)|La Prensa]]|first=Humberto|last=Meza|date=5 October 2017|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> In his only season with the team, he led the Mexicas to its first league championship with a 17–0 victory over the Raptors de Naucalpan in [[2018 LFA season#Tazón México III|Tazón México III]] after finishing the regular season with a 4–3 record.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/mexicas-capture-tazon-mexico-iii-title-in-shutout-win/|title=Mexicas capture Tazón México III title in shutout win|work=American Football International|date=24 April 2018|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mexicaslfa.com/cinco-anos-cinco-coaches/|title=Cinco años cinco Coaches|publisher=[[Mexicas CDMX]]|date=10 October 2019|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>
In [[2018 LFA season|2018]], Duk served as the head coach of another LFA team, the [[Mexicas CDMX]], and won the league title with a 17–0 victory over his previous team, the Raptors de Naucalpan, in [[2018 LFA season#Tazón México III|Tazón México III]].
 
===Bulldogs de Naucalpan===
In September 2018, Duk was announced as the head coach of the [[Bulldogs de Naucalpan]] of the ''Liga de Football Pro'' (later [[Fútbol Americano de México]]), a new football league that began its inaugural season that February to compete with the LFA.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2018/09/bulldogs-de-naucalpan-primera-franquiciaa-con-rostro-de-la-lfp/|title=Bulldogs de Naucalpan, primera franquicia con “rostro”"rostro" de la LFP|work=Máximo Avance|date=18 September 2018|access-date=9 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>
 
===Búhos IPN===
In 2019, Duk was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Búhos IPN program, which was returning to Mexican football for the first time since 1985.<ref name="onefa2">{{cite news|url=http://onefaoficial.org/noticia/6d4fb953-8b0f-4ba5-9d4f-76884ba9c069|title=Búhos IPN: Una Oportunidad del Destino|publisher=[[ONEFA]]|first=Salvador|last=Larios Pérez|date=9 November 2021|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref><ref name="aprender">{{cite news|url=https://serimas.com.mx/2021/11/06/aprender-y-conocer-lo-que-significa-jugar-en-onefa-duk/|title=«Aprender y conocer lo que significa jugar en ONEFA»: Duk|work=Servicios de Información Masiva|date=6 November 2021|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> In his first year at the helm, he led the team to an undefeated season capped off by a 41–15 victory over the Lobos Plateados IPN to win the {{abbr|FADEMAC|Liga de Fútbol Americano del Estado de México A.C.}} league title.<ref name=aprender/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.milenio.com/deportes/americano/buhos-ipn-campeon-conferencia-fademac-2019|title=Búhos IPN, primer campeón de la Conferencia Mayor Fademac 2019|work=[[Milenio]]|date=4 November 2019|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> The 2020 season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In 2021, the Búhos returned to ONEFA, after a 36-year absence, as a member of its Center-South Conference.<ref name=onefa2/><ref name=aprender/> Duk led the team to a 3–1 record, sitting atop of the Group A standings when the rest of the season was also cancelled.<ref name=aprender/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://receptor.com.mx/2021/12/09/estadisticas-centro-sur-lideres-liga-mayor-2021/|title=Estadísticas Centro-Sur: Líderes Liga Mayor 2021|work=Receptor|date=9 December 2021|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> The Búhos subsequently won the third-tier National Central Conference title in 2022, defeating the {{ill|Frailes del Tepeyac|es}} 20–17 in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://magdeportes.com/onefa-es-un-fin-de-semana-norteno/|title=Onefa: Es un fin de Semana Norteño|work=MAG Deportes|first=Canndelario|last=González|date=17 November 2022|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ipn.mx/deportes/noticias/ver-comunicado.html?y=2022&n=39&t=15&u=2|title=¡Búhos Campeón!|publisher=[[Instituto Politécnico Nacional]]|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>
 
===Burros Blancos IPN===
Duk was named the head coach of the {{ill|Burros Blancos IPN|es}} ahead of the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://receptor.com.mx/2023/01/11/propondrian-desaparecer-buhos-ipn-para-mayor-2023/|title=Proponen desaparecer Búhos IPN para Mayor 2023|work=Receptor|first=Alberto|last=García Ramos|date=11 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ipn.mx/deportes/noticias/ver-comunicado.html?y=2023&n=2&t=15&u=2|title=Presentan a Rafael Duk como Head Coach de Burros Blancos|publisher=[[Instituto Politécnico Nacional]]|access-date=31 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>
 
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