2010–11 Deportivo de La Coruña season

The 2010–11 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 40th' season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Deportivo de La Coruña
2010–11 season
PresidentAugusto César Lendoiro
ManagerMiguel Ángel Lotina
La Liga18th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Adrián López (7)
All: Adrián López (11)

The season covered the period of 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

Players edit

Squad information edit

Number Name Date of birth Nationality
Goalkeepers
1 Daniel Aranzubia (1979-09-18) September 18, 1979 (age 44)  
13 Manu (1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 37)  
26 Felipe Ramos (1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 36)  
Defenders
2 Manuel Pablo (1976-01-25) January 25, 1976 (age 48)  
3 Claudio Morel (1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 46)  
5 Zé Castro (1983-01-13) January 13, 1983 (age 41)  
7 Alberto Lopo (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 43)  
15 Laure (1985-03-22) March 22, 1985 (age 39)  
19 Diego Colotto (1981-03-10) March 10, 1981 (age 43)  
23 Aythami (1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38)  
24 Knut Olav Rindarøy (1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 38)  
25 Piscu (1987-02-25) February 25, 1987 (age 37)  
Midfielders
4 Rubén Pérez (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 35)  
6 Juca (1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 44)  
9 Michel (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988 (age 35)  
12 Saúl (1985-04-09) April 9, 1985 (age 39)  
14 Pablo Álvarez (1980-05-14) May 14, 1980 (age 43)  
16 Antonio Tomás (1985-01-19) January 19, 1985 (age 39)  
17 Urreta (1990-03-19) March 19, 1990 (age 34)  
18 Andrés Guardado (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 37)  
20 Yves Desmarets (1979-07-19) July 19, 1979 (age 44)  
21 Juan Carlos Valerón (1975-06-17) June 17, 1975 (age 48)  
22 Juan Rodríguez (1982-04-01) April 1, 1982 (age 42)  
Forwards
10 Adrián (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 36)  
11 Riki (1980-08-11) August 11, 1980 (age 43)  
8 Lassad Nouioui (1986-03-08) March 8, 1986 (age 38)  

Summer transfers edit

In edit

Player From Fee
  Yves Desmarets   Vitória de Guimarães Free
  Saúl   Elche Free
  Claudio Morel   Boca Juniors Free
  Felipe Ramos   Real Madrid Castilla Free

Loan in edit

Player From Fee
  Knut Olav Rindarøy   Molde Free
  Rubén Pérez   Atlético Madrid B Free
  Urreta   Benfica Free
  Michel   Valencia Free

Out edit

Player New Team Fee
  Brayan Angulo   Rayo Vallecano Free
  Sergio González   Levante Free
  Filipe Luís   Atlético Madrid £11.3M
  Rubén Castro   Real Betis Free

Loan out edit

Player Team
  Rodolfo Bodipo   Elche
 Álex Bergantiños  Granada
 Iván Pérez  Ponferradina

Loan return edit

Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-season

Player From
  Aythami   Xerez

Loan end edit

Player To

Pre-season edit

The club played a series of friendlies preparing for the new season. Deportivo de La Coruña goals are first.

20 July 2010 Deportivo 0 – 1 Young Boys Grenchen, Switzerland
Lopo   83'
Rochela   38'
(Report) Mayuka   41'
Spycher  
Doubaï  
Dudar  
Stadium: Stadion Brühl
Referee: Patrick Graf

23 July 2010 Deportivo 1 – 1
(4 – 5 p)
Twente Grenchen, Switzerland
Riki   2',   43' (Report) De Jong   18'
Bengtsson   74'
Stadium: Stadion Brühl
Penalties
  Castro
  Álvarez
  Aythami
  Nouioui
  Michel
  Saúl
De Jong  
Javadov  
Rendla  
Bajrami  
Carney  
Tioté  

25 July 2010 Deportivo 3 – 3 Union Berlin Berlin, Germany
Michel   36'
Riki   39'
Desmarets   50'
(Report) Brunnemann   68'
Mattuschka   85'
Kolk   90'
Younga-Mouhani  
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Referee: Bastian Dankert



8 August 2010 Deportivo 0 – 0
(3 – 5 p)
West Ham United London, England
(Report) Stadium: Upton Park
Penalties
  Castro
  Rochela
  Valeron
  Colotto
Noble  
Cole  
Piquionne  
Faubert  
Barrera  

12 August 2010 Deportivo 3 – 1 Pontevedra Lalín
Valerón   39'
Saúl   48'
Riki   66' (pen.)
(Report) Reyes   29'
Gerardo  
Stadium: Manuel Anxo Cortizo
Referee: Óscar Martínez


22 August 2010 Deportivo 1 – 3 Lazio Rome, Italy
Adrián   23'
Álvarez  
(Report) Zárate   11'
Hernanes   72' (pen.)
Floccari   77'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Carmine Russo Italy

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Getafe 38 12 8 18 49 60 −11 44[a]
17 Mallorca 38 12 8 18 41 56 −15 44[a]
18 Deportivo de La Coruña (R) 38 10 13 15 31 47 −16 43 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Hércules (R) 38 9 8 21 36 60 −24 35
20 Almería (R) 38 6 12 20 36 70 −34 30
Source: LFP, sportec.es, Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b GET 3–0 MLL; MLL 2–0 GET

Positions by round edit

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Deportivo La Coruña815141719201919191515131412131312131313141714131414131416161513131718161718
Relegation to 2011–12 Segunda División
Source: kicker.de

Matches edit

Kickoff times are in ET.

29 August 2010 1 Deportivo 0 – 0 Real Zaragoza A Coruña
11:00 (Report) Gabi   83' Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

12 September 2010 2 Sevilla 0 – 0 Deportivo Sevilla
15:00 Zokora   17'
Escudé   67'
Cáceres   74'
(Report) Tomás   26'
Guardado   79'
Lopo   87'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

20 September 2010 3 Deportivo 2 – 2 Getafe A Coruña
15:00 Guardado   50' (pen.), 57' (pen.) (Report) Colotto   33' (o.g.)
Arizmendi   69'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

22 September 2010 4 Villarreal 1 – 0 Deportivo Villarreal
14:00 Nilmar   34'
Marchena   17'
Valero   59'
(Report) Laure   37'
Lopo   68'
Saúl   80'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

26 September 2010 5 Deportivo 0 – 2 Almería A Coruña
11:00 Colotto   42'
Adrián   44'
Castro   88'
(Report) Uche   4', 18'
M'bami   8'
Corona   63'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: José Luis González

3 October 2010 6 Real Madrid 6 – 1 Deportivo Madrid
3:00 Ronaldo   4', 89'
Özil   24'
Di María   34'
Higuaín   53'
Castro   60' (o.g.)
(Report) Rodríguez  78'
Lopo   3'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

28 October 2010 First Leg Osasuna v Deportivo Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona
21:00 CEST Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

10 November 2010 Second Leg Deportivo v Osasuna Riazor, A Coruña

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Miguel Ángel Lotina
Assistant Coach   José Luis Ribera
Fitness Trainer   José Ángel Franganillo Parrado
Goalkeeper Coach   Jose Sambade Carreira

Source: [citation needed]

See also edit

External links edit