It was revealed where Bud Spencer was originally named Piedone
Everyone in the world immediately thinks of the name Piedone as Bud Spencer, although the original owner of the name was completely different, we can learn this interesting information from the book The Unbeatable Couple of Levente Király .
“Italian Piedone”. This is the name of one of the greatest strikers in the history of AS Roma.”
– Enrico Vanzina, son of Steno (original name Stefano Vanzina – ed.), the director of the world famous series, draws attention to Pedro Manfredini, an Argentinian footballer from the province of Mendoza.
“He was the first Italian Piedone, long before Piedone the Cop was made into a movie starring Bud Spencer.”
Manfredini was actually the son of an Italian, and the legend of “Pidone” was born by accident. Momento Sera photographer Pietro Brunetti used a wide-angle camera to capture the moment the footballer stepped off the plane at Fiumicino airport and his giant foot hit the ground. The chronicle of the time states: “This is Piedone”. And the name will last forever. However, in reality, Manfredini is only 42 feet, but that doesn’t matter. In the 1962-63 championship, he won the title of top scorer with 19 goals, and in 1964, the Italian Cup winner became the main character of the Italian team.
He was so fascinated by Rome that he never returned to Argentina. “Piedone” remains one of the people who love him the most. He said in an interview:
The player who scored 104 goals in 164 games (77 in Serie A) died in 2019 at the age of 83. Bud Spencer’s most famous solo work is undoubtedly the Piedone series, including the first part, Piedone, the policeman.