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

## Players
### Squad information

| Number | Name | Date of birth |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Daniel Aranzubia | (1979-09-18) September 18, 1979 (age 45) |
| 13 | Manu | (1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 38) |
| 26 | Felipe Ramos | (1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 37) |
| 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 42) |
| 7 | Alberto Lopo | (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44) |
| 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 39) |
| 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 45) |
| 9 | Michel | (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988 (age 36) |
| 12 | Saúl | (1985-04-09) April 9, 1985 (age 39) |
| 14 | Pablo Álvarez | (1980-05-14) May 14, 1980 (age 44) |
| 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 38) |
| 20 | Yves Desmarets | (1979-07-19) July 19, 1979 (age 45) |
| 21 | Juan Carlos Valerón | (1975-06-17) June 17, 1975 (age 49) |
| 22 | Juan Rodríguez | (1982-04-01) April 1, 1982 (age 42) |
| Forwards ||||
| 10 | Adrián | (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 37) |
| 11 | Riki | (1980-08-11) August 11, 1980 (age 44) |
| 8 | Lassad Nouioui | (1986-03-08) March 8, 1986 (age 38) |

## Summer transfers
### In

| 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

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

### Out

| 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

| Player | Team |
| Rodolfo Bodipo | Elche |
| Álex Bergantiños | Granada |
| Iván Pérez | Ponferradina |

### Loan return

Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-season
| Player | From |
| Aythami | Xerez |

### Loan end

| Player | To |

## Pre-season

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

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 29 August 2010 | 21 May 2011 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 026.32 |
| Copa del Rey | 28 October 2010 | 19 January 2011 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 027.27 |
Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Getafe | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 44 | |
| 17 | Mallorca | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 44 | |
| 18 | Deportivo 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 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Almería (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 30 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 GET 3–0 MLL; MLL 2–0 GET

#### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 8 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
* Relegation to 2011–12 Segunda División

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Quarter-finals
## Club
### Coaching staff

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