Alfred Hernando
Encyclopedia
Alfred Hernando Hueso known as Fredi, is a retired Valencian pilota
professional player working now as a pilota businessman. He was a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad
.
Fredi had a successful career at the Valencian trinquets
as a Escala i corda
escalater. His active years coincided with Genovés I
, one of the best players of all times, so Fredi was lucky of playing with him but unlucky of not being able to win more competitions because of him.
When he retired as a player he decided to renew the structures of the Valencian pilota with a new trophy, the Escala i corda Circuit Bancaixa
league for professional players, with his own company, Frediesport, and the Valencian bank Bancaixa.
In 2005 he joined the ex-pilotari Daniel Ribera, Ribera II, and the Gandia
trinquet owner, Emili Peris, to create a brand new company, ValNet
, which contracts all professional players.
Handball International Championships
Valencian pilota
Valencian pilota is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known, but seems to be related to the French Jeu de paume....
professional player working now as a pilota businessman. He was a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad
Valencian Pilota Squad
The Valencian Pilota Squad are the Valencian pilota professional or amateur players chosen to take part in the Handball International Championships representing Spain, even though all of them are Valencians and they use the Valencian flag, ....
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Fredi had a successful career at the Valencian trinquets
Valencian trinquet
Valencian trinquet, or simply trinquet , is the court used in the Valencian Community for two different modalities of Valencian pilota: the Escala i corda and the Raspall.- Court :...
as a Escala i corda
Escala i corda
Escala i corda is the most prestigious variant of Valencian pilota, and the only one, with Raspall, that have professional players.- History :...
escalater. His active years coincided with Genovés I
Paco Cabanes Pastor
Paco Cabanes Pastor is a retired professional Valencian pilota player known by his town's name, Genovés I, and who has begun a pilotaris saga with his son, Genovés II...
, one of the best players of all times, so Fredi was lucky of playing with him but unlucky of not being able to win more competitions because of him.
When he retired as a player he decided to renew the structures of the Valencian pilota with a new trophy, the Escala i corda Circuit Bancaixa
Circuit Bancaixa
The Circuit Bancaixa , officially Lliga Professional d'Escala i Corda, is the Escala i corda league for this Valencian pilota modality professional players...
league for professional players, with his own company, Frediesport, and the Valencian bank Bancaixa.
In 2005 he joined the ex-pilotari Daniel Ribera, Ribera II, and the Gandia
Gandia
Gandia is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar, 65 km south of Valencia and 96 km north of Alicante....
trinquet owner, Emili Peris, to create a brand new company, ValNet
ValNet
ValNet is the company gathering all Valencian pilota professional players.In 2005 the retired pilotaris Alfred Hernando , Daniel Ribera and the trinquet owner Emili Peris, joined to create a brand new company that professionalized this old sport's environment: Assured minimal fees for the players,...
, which contracts all professional players.
Trophies
- Winner of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1980, 1986, 1988 and 1991
- Runner-up of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987
- Winner of the Trofeu Individual BancaixaTrofeu Individual BancaixaThe Trofeu Individual Bancaixa "Bancaixa one-on-one trophy") is the Escala i corda singles league played by Valencian pilota professionals and promoted by the Bancaixa bank.- Statistics :- Relevant facts about the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa :...
1987 - Runner-up of the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 1988
Handball International Championships
Handball International Championships
The Handball International Championships are yearly held competitions where many countries and regions play the handball sports derived from the Jeu de paume....
- Winner of the LlarguesLlarguesLlargues is the oldest Valencian pilota modality. It's played on the streets, where two teams formed by 3, 4 or 5 players throw each other the ball with the hand try to surpass an imaginary line which changes every game....
World Championship, MaubeugeMaubeugeMaubeuge is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated on both banks of the Sambre , east of Valenciennes and about from the Belgian border.-History:...
(FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), 1998.