# 2009–10 Deportivo de La Coruña season

The 2009–10 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 39th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The season covered the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

## Players
### Squad

Retrieved on 22 March 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Dani Aranzubia |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Manuel Pablo |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Filipe Luís |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Piscu |
| 5 | DF | POR | Zé Castro |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Juca |
| 7 | DF | ESP | Alberto Lopo |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Sergio |
| 9 | FW | EQG | Rodolfo Bodipo |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Adrián |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Riki |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Manu |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Pablo Álvarez |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Laure |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Antonio Tomás |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Andrés Guardado |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Diego Colotto |
| 20 | FW | TUN | Lassad Nouioui |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Juan Carlos Valerón |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Juan Rodríguez |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Iván Pérez |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Mista |
| 25 | MF | ESP | Juan Domínguez |
| 27 | DF | ESP | David Rochela |
| 29 | MF | ESP | David Añón |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Jairo |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Dani Rodríguez |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Raúl García |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Diego Seoane |
| 38 | DF | COL | Brayan Angulo (on loan from Leixões) |

#### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ESP | Aythami (on loan at Xerez) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ESP | Rubén Castro (on loan at Rayo Vallecano) |

### Transfers
#### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
| Summer |||||
| 5 | DF | Zé Castro | Atlético Madrid | €2 million |
| 6 | MF | Juca | Partizan | Free |
| 10 | FW | Adrián | Málaga | Loan return |
| 29 | MF | Jairo | Lorca Deportiva | Loan return |
| 38 | DF | Brayan Angulo | Leixões | Loan (€100,000) |
| | DF | Rodri | Salamanca | Loan return |
| | FW | Omar Bravo | Tigres UANL | Loan return |
| | FW | Rubén Castro | Huesca | Loan return |
| | FW | Sebastián Taborda | Hércules | Loan return |

#### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Notes |
| Summer |||||
| 6 | MF | Julian de Guzman | Toronto | Free |
| 9 | FW | Sebastián Taborda | Defensor Sporting | |
| 10 | MF | Joan Verdú | Espanyol | Free |
| 13 | GK | Gustavo Munúa | Málaga | Free |
| 17 | MF | Ángel Lafita | Real Zaragoza | €3.5 million |
| 20 | FW | Cristian | Hércules | Free |
| 24 | DF | Pablo Amo | Real Zaragoza | Free |
| 25 | DF | Antonio Barragán | Real Valladolid | |
| 30 | GK | Fabri | Real Valladolid | Free |
| 32 | DF | Juanan | Real Madrid Castilla | Free |
| | DF | Rodri | Hércules | Free |
| | MF | Iván Carril | Pontevedra | Free |
| | FW | Omar Bravo | Guadalajara | |
| | FW | Rubén Castro | Rayo Vallecano | Loan |

### Squad stats

Last updated on 7 December 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Dani Aranzubia | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Manuel Pablo | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Filipe Luís | 24 | 4 | 20+1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Piscu | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | POR | Zé Castro | 15 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Juca | 19 | 3 | 14+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ESP | Alberto Lopo | 37 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Sergio | 27 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | EQG | Rodolfo Bodipo | 19 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Adrián | 39 | 4 | 25+9 | 4 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Riki | 28 | 8 | 18+8 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Manu | 9 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Pablo Álvarez | 31 | 3 | 17+11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Laure | 26 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Antonio Tomás | 35 | 0 | 28+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Andrés Guardado | 27 | 4 | 23+3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Diego Colotto | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | TUN | Lassad Nouioui | 20 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Juan Carlos Valerón | 27 | 1 | 12+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Juan Rodríguez | 41 | 4 | 34+1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Iván Pérez | 26 | 0 | 3+17 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Mista | 14 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ESP | Juan Domínguez | 15 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ESP | David Rochela | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | David Añón | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Jairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Dani Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Raúl García | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Diego Seoane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | COL | Brayan Angulo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 17 | MF | ESP | Ángel Lafita | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Season results
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 47 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 44 | |
| 12 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 43 | |
* 1 2 DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
* ↑ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

#### 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 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
* 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
* 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Round of 32

Deportivo La Coruña won 1–0 on aggregate

#### Round of 16

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–3 on aggregate

#### Quarter-finals

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Miguel Ángel Lotina |
| Assistant Coach | José Luis Ribera |
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