# Jean-Marc Ithier

Jean-Marc Ithier (born 15 July 1965 in Rodrigues) is a retired Mauritian footballer. Besides Mauritius, he has played in South Africa.

## 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.
Ithier also previously coached the South African Homeless World Cup squad.

### 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 |||||||