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Hans "Jean" Löring (16 August 1934 – 6 March 2005) was a German football player and executive best known for his role as chairman of SC Fortuna Köln, a role he filled for over 30 years, from 1967 to 2001.〔(Als der „Schäng“ den „Tünn“ in der Pause entließ ) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 18 December 2011〕〔(Historie ) SC Fortuna Köln website – Club history, accessed: 18 December 2011〕 ==Biography== Born as Hans Löring, he himself took the name Jean which, in the local Cologne dialect, is pronounced ''Schäng''. Löring, by trade, was an electrician and after his active career started an electrical business. He also dealt in real estate.〔 As a football player, Löring fielded for Preußen Dellbrück, later to become Viktoria Köln (1955–61), and Alemannia Aachen (1961–62), in the Oberliga West.〔 In 1967, he took over as chairman of Fortuna Köln. Throughout his time in this position, he is estimated to have supported the club with between DM 30 and 40 million, eventually leading to his own insolvency. After having to declare insolvency, Löring was rarely seen in public, as he felt embarrassed about it. His club, Fortuna Köln, was only able to survive in professional football through his financial help, rarely enjoying good support in Cologne and consequently, after his departure, the club itself became insolvent. Fortuna declined as far as the sixth division Verbandsliga but has since made a partial recovery.〔 In the time as chairman of the club, Fortuna's greatest success was reaching the Bundesliga in 1973, where it lasted for only one season, and making a losing appearance in the German Cup final in 1983, against local rival 1. FC Köln.〔 Löring spend his final years mostly alone, accompanied only by his four dogs.〔(Löring verbittert und allein zu Haus: Fortuna Köln war sein Schicksal ) ''Die Welt'', published: 6 February 2003, accessed: 18 December 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Löring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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