Jean-Marc Ithier

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Jean-Marc Ithier
Personal information
Full name Jean-Marc Ithier
Date of birth (1965-07-15) 15 July 1965
Place of birth Rodrigues, Mauritius
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1999 Sunrise Flacq United 147 (66)
1999–2006 Santos Cape Town 203 (71)
International career
1988–2003 Mauritius 50 (11)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Santos Cape Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Marc Ithier (born 15 July 1965 in Rodrigues) is a retired Mauritian footballer.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Besides Mauritius, he has played in South Africa.[18]

Career

Club Football

Ithier played for Sunrise Flacq United from 1988 to 1999 and won two trebles in 1991-92 and 1995–96. He played 147 times for the team and scored 66 times. Ithier joined South Africa Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos from the Mauritian club Sunrise Flacq United in 1999, and played for the People's Team until his retirement in 2006. With 71 goals, he is also the club's all-time leading goal-scorer.

Ithier was appointed Engen Santos' caretaker coach after the departure of head coach Roger De Sa, who joined Bidvest Wits after the 06/07 season but was later replaced by David Bright of Botswana. Ithier became an assistant to the club's current head coach, Boebie Solomons. In 2011, Ithier left the club to venture into his own project after deciding to open a football academy that will help develop young talented footballers.[19]

Ithier also previously coached the South African Homeless World Cup squad.[20]

International Football

Ithier played for Mauritius 50 times and has the 7th most appearances and goals.

Honours

Sunrise Flacq United

Engen Santos

International

JMI

His football club, J.M.I. has an U7, U9, U12, U14, U16, U18 and first team. The U7-U12's don't currently play in a league. From the U14 team up, JMI plays in the Cape Town Tygerberg leagues.

JMI U14 joined the CTTFA in 2024 and came second in the league after Sunningdale FC C team by 3 points. The U14 team currently is coached by him and two others. The U14s went undefeated until the last match which they lost. They scored 100+ goals, conceded roughly 30 and have a goal difference of roughly 70. In the 2024 Season they finished second to Sunningdale FC's C team. Their next season is starting in a few weeks. (All information is accurate as of 24 February 2025)

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 1989Stade Linite, Victoria, Seychelles Seychelles2–1WinFriendly
2.24 June 1990National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Botswana1–0WinFriendly
3.1 July 1990Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia2–1WinFriendly
4.25 August 1990Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar Seychelles2–0Win1990 Indian Ocean Games
5.27 August 1990Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar Comoros4–0Win1990 Indian Ocean Games
6.30 August 1990Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar1–5Loss1990 Indian Ocean Games
7.9 August 1992Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Lesotho2–2DrawFriendly
8.25 July 1993Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius South Africa1–3Loss1994 African Cup of Nations Q.
9.23 August 1998Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius Lesotho3–1Win2000 African Cup of Nations Q.
10.8 October 2000Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius Congo1–2Loss2002 African Cup of Nations Q.
11.6 September 2003Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius Réunion2–1Win2003 Indian Ocean Games
Correct as of 17 April 2021[21]

References