Vicente Grau Juan is a professional Valencian pilota

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....

 player known as Grau. He plays mainly 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 :...

 matches and is one the best mitgers (midfield) playing for the 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,...

 company, due to his fast and strong ball-strikes (bot-de-braç and volea), he has been the first mitger who won the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa

Trofeu Individual Bancaixa

The 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 :...

, a competition for dauers. He has been a recurrent 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, ....

, attaining many prizes, specially the World's best player twice.

Trophies

• Winner of the Campionat Professional de Galotxa 1990 and 1991
• Winner of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1993
• Runner-up of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1991
• Winner of the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa
  Trofeu Individual Bancaixa
  The 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 :...
  
   2000
• Runner-up of the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 1996 and 1997

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 5 Nations Llargues
  Llargues
  Llargues 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....
  
   Championship, València
  Valencia
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   1993
• Winner of the European Llargues
  Llargues
  Llargues 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....
  
   Championship, Imperia (Italy
  Italy
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  ) 1999
• Winner of the Llargues World Championship, València 1996
• Winner of the Llargues World Championship, Maubeuge
  Maubeuge
  Maubeuge 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:...
  
   (France
  France
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  ) 1998
• Winner of the Llargues World Championship, València 2000
• Winner of the International game
  International game
  The International game is a ball game modality that joins up many sports allegedly derived from the Jeu de paume. It's played in the Handball International Championships by teams from America and Europe.- History :...
  
   World Championship, Netherlands
  Netherlands
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  2001
• Runner-up of the Llargues European Championship, Netherlands 2001
• Best World player, Maubeuge (France) 1998
• Best World player, Imperia (Italy) 1999