Jean-Marc Ithier

Jean-Marc Ithier

Personal information
Full name	Jean-Marc Ithier
Date of birth	(1965-07-15) 15 July 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Rodrigues, Mauritius
Position(s)	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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.

Goal Tally's

Sunrise Flacq United

Season	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Red Cards	League Title	Cup win
1988/89	1+	?	?	1	1	0
1989/90	?	?	?	?	1	0
1990/91	1+	?	?	1	1	0
1991/92	?	?	?	?	1	1
1992/93	12	3	0	2	0	1
1993/94	21	9	0	0	0	0
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99

Honours

Sunrise Flacq United

• Mauritian Premier League: 1988-89, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997
• Mauritian cup 1991-92, 1992–93, 1995–96
• Mauritian Republic Cup 1989-90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98

Engen Santos

• South African Premiership: 2001-02
• MTN8 Cup: 2002-03
• Nedbank Cup: 2000-01, 2002–03

International

• Indian Ocean games: 2002-03

JMI

His football club, J.M.I. is now in the Cape Town Tygerberg Under 14 seventh division. JMI are currently 1 point behind Sunningdale FC's C team who are in first although JMI does have a game in hand. His club also has an U7, U9, U12, U14 and first team. 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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 1989	Stade Linite, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	2–1	Win	Friendly
2.	24 June 1990	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Botswana	1–0	Win	Friendly
3.	1 July 1990	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	2–1	Win	Friendly
4.	25 August 1990	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	Seychelles	2–0	Win	1990 Indian Ocean Games
5.	27 August 1990	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	Comoros	4–0	Win	1990 Indian Ocean Games
6.	30 August 1990	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	Madagascar	1–5	Loss	1990 Indian Ocean Games
7.	9 August 1992	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	2–2	Draw	Friendly
8.	25 July 1993	Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius	South Africa	1–3	Loss	1994 African Cup of Nations Q.
9.	23 August 1998	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Lesotho	3–1	Win	2000 African Cup of Nations Q.
10.	8 October 2000	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Congo	1–2	Loss	2002 African Cup of Nations Q.
11.	6 September 2003	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Réunion	2–1	Win	2003 Indian Ocean Games
Correct as of 17 April 2021 [21]

References

1. "Ithier plans to help Bafana". news24.com.
2. "Bring it on, says Ithier". iol.co.za.
3. "Ithier the key to setting the sun on Downs". iol.co.za.
4. "Ithier to coach SA Homeless World Cup team". iol.co.za.
5. "Masinga takes pressure off Ithier". iol.co.za.
6. "Best Foreign Striker - Jean-Marc Ithier". snl24.com.
7. "Bartlett and Ithier would have been unplayable". thisisfootball.africa.
8. "JKEAN-MARC ITHIER : "ON PEUT FAIRE UN BON RÉSULTAT"". 5plus.mu.
9. "" UN CLUB MAURICIEN AURAIT PU REMPORTER LA LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS "". 5plus.mu.
10. "MARCO ITHIER : SUR LES TRACES DE SON PÈre". 5plus.mu.
11. "LIVERPOOL FC S'INTÉRESSE À LA JEAN-MARC ITHIER SOCCER ACADEMY". 5plus.mu.
12. "Jean-Marc Ithier: "C'était l'effort d'une équipe et d'une nation qui poussait…"". lexpress.mu.
13. "Jean-Marc Ithier des adieux en héros". lexpress.mu.
14. "Jean-Marc Ithier plébiscités". lexpress.mu.
15. ""Primordial de créer un plan d'action avec des objectifs bien précis" dit Jean-Marc Ithier". lexpres.mu.
16. "Jean-Marc Ithier : "Le Club M doit tout donner et gagner"". defimedia.info.
17. "Ces Mauriciens qui brillent ailleurs". defimedia.info.
18. "Ithier reveals how Pirates missed out". kickoff.com.
19. "Ithier Leaves". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
20. "President Mbeki Welcomes Homeless World Cup". Homeless World Cup. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
21. Jean-Marc Ithier - International Appearances - RSSSF

External links

• Jean-Marc Ithier at National-Football-Teams.com