Álvaro Navarro Serra (Faura, 1973), known profesionally as Álvaro, is a former Valencian pilota professional player. He played as dauers and was a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad. He later become associated with the ValNet professional pilota company.
Álvaro began playing Galotxa variant, but he is mostly known by his Escala i corda career, where he is the absolute ruler, both in Circuit Bancaixa teams and in Trofeu Individual Bancaixa one-on-one matches.
On 2001 Álvaro led the Valencian Pilota Squad in the European Championship hold in the Netherlands, where the Valencians won the frontó and International game. He has also tripped to the Basque Country to play against renowned Basque pilotaris such as Agirre.
On October 9, 2005, Álvaro was awarded with the Golden Medal for Sports efforts by Francesc Camps, the president of the Generalitat Valenciana.
Trophies Winner of the Trofeu el Corte Inglés 1992 Winner of the Circuit Bancaixa 1997, 2001 and 2002 Runner-up of the Circuit Bancaixa 1996, 2000, 2003 and 2006 11 Winner of the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007...
Runner-up of the Individual Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 1995 and 2000
Handball International Championships Winner of the European Frontó and International game Championship, Netherlands 2001 Runner-up of Llargues, Netherlands 2001 Winner of the World Frontó, International game and Llargues Championship, Argentina 2002 Winner of the World Llargues Championship, Italy 2004 Runner-up of Frontó and International game, Italy 2004
References
External links Alvaro at ValNet Vídeos: Últims jocs de la final de l'Individual d'Escala i Corda del 95 contra Genovés I Final de l'Individual d'Escala i Corda de 2004 contra Genovés II, partida completa Ecuador'08, Frontó internacional: Selecció valenciana contra Ecuador