| Robert Schaefer | |
| Fullname: | Robert Schaefer |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1972 |
| Originalteam: | Sturt, (SANFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 82, 1992 AFL Draft No. 14, 1997 Pre-season Draft |
| Statsend: | 1997 |
| Years1: | 1993 |
| Games Goals1: | 11 (3) |
Robert Schaefer (born 14 February 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1993. He was recruited from the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the 82nd selection in the 1992 AFL Draft.
After playing eleven games in 1993, he failed to play another game for Richmond before he was delisted at the end of the 1995 season. He returned to South Australia and switched teams to play for Central District. He was then selected by Collingwood with the 14th selection in the 1997 Pre-season Draft, but did not manage to play an AFL game for Collingwood.