Terence Hill: Football gift for the 86th birthday

The Italian -playing Terence Hill spent its 86th birthday in a very special place: in the football stadium. He attended a game between Venezia FC and Bologna FC in his hometown Venice. Before the kick -off there was also a birthday present for the hero from film classics such as “Four fists for a Halleluja” and “My name is Nobody”.

Because Venezia FC dedicated a textile homage to one of the most famous and most popular faces of the Italian and international cinema scene. The association was called Terence Hill, who was born as Mario Girotti in the lagoon city, a few minutes before kick -off on the lawn of the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.

There the former Venezia star Cristian Molinaro (41) gave him a jersey with number 7 and his name on his back ,. Terence Hill, who wore a brown jacket and a brown cap, then proudly kept his jersey into the cameras.

Hill’s visit to the stadium made some fun reactions on social networks. “Rapid message! FC Venice reacts to the flaut and has signed Terence Hill as a center forward with immediate effect, “.. Maybe that would not have been a bad idea: Venezia lost 0: 1 against Bologna.

The Italian actor and director is known for the films he made together with Bud Spencer (1929-2016). Bud Spencer and Terence Hill performed under their bourgeois names until 1967. For their first collaboration, both were then asked to choose an artist name with an American impact to facilitate international marketing.

Carlo Pedersoli chose a combination of the short form for the Budweiser beer and the first name of the actor Spencer Tracy (1900-1967). Girotti selected Terence Hill from a list of pseudonyms. Because the initials of his artist name are that of his mother, Hildegard Thieme.