Jean-Marc Ithier
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean-Marc Ithier | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1965 | ||
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
[edit]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 approximately 70 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]
Trophies
[edit]At his first club Sunrise Flacq United Ithier won the Mauritian Premier League seven times in 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1994-1995, 1995-1996 and 1996-1997. He also won the Mauritian cup thrice in 1992, 1993 and in 1996. He was a finalist in the cup in 1997 losing 3-1 to Fire Brigade SC. He won the Mauritian Republic Cup seven times in 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97 on penalties and in 1997-98
JMI
[edit]His foo 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 has 26 players and is coached by him and two others. The U14s have currently played 15 games and have won them all except one against the previously mentioned Sunningdale FC which they drew. They have scored 94 goals, conceded 21 and have a goal difference of 73. Their next match is against Botasig D which they previously beat 14-1. (All information is accurate as of 29 Aug 2024)
Ithier also previously coached the South African Homeless World Cup squad.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ithier plans to help Bafana". news24.com.
- ^ "Bring it on, says Ithier". iol.co.za.
- ^ "Ithier the key to setting the sun on Downs". iol.co.za.
- ^ "Ithier to coach SA Homeless World Cup team". iol.co.za.
- ^ "Masinga takes pressure off Ithier". iol.co.za.
- ^ "Best Foreign Striker - Jean-Marc Ithier". snl24.com.
- ^ "Bartlett and Ithier would have been unplayable". thisisfootball.africa.
- ^ "JKEAN-MARC ITHIER : «ON PEUT FAIRE UN BON RÉSULTAT»". 5plus.mu.
- ^ "« UN CLUB MAURICIEN AURAIT PU REMPORTER LA LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS »". 5plus.mu.
- ^ "MARCO ITHIER : SUR LES TRACES DE SON PÈre". 5plus.mu.
- ^ "LIVERPOOL FC S'INTÉRESSE À LA JEAN-MARC ITHIER SOCCER ACADEMY". 5plus.mu.
- ^ "Jean-Marc Ithier: «C'était l'effort d'une équipe et d'une nation qui poussait…»". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "Jean-Marc Ithier des adieux en héros". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "Jean-Marc Ithier plébiscités". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "«Primordial de créer un plan d'action avec des objectifs bien précis» dit Jean-Marc Ithier". lexpres.mu.
- ^ "Jean-Marc Ithier : «Le Club M doit tout donner et gagner»". defimedia.info.
- ^ "Ces Mauriciens qui brillent ailleurs". defimedia.info.
- ^ "Ithier reveals how Pirates missed out". kickoff.com.
- ^ "Ithier Leaves". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "President Mbeki Welcomes Homeless World Cup". Homeless World Cup. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Jean-Marc Ithier - International Appearances - RSSSF
External links
[edit]- Jean-Marc Ithier at National-Football-Teams.com