2010–11 Real Sociedad season

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Real Sociedad
2010–11 season
PresidentSpain Jokin Aperribay
Head coachUruguay Martín Lasarte
StadiumAnoeta
La Liga15th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antoine Griezmann (7)

All:
Antoine Griezmann (7)

The 2010–11 season is Real Sociedad's 65th season in La Liga. After spending 3 seasons in the second tier of Spanish football the Basque club obtained promotion by topping the table in 2010. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2010–11 season.

Season summary

In the 2010–11 season, Real Sociedad played in the top division of Spanish football for the first time since being relegated in 2007. Some additions were made to the squad that had obtained promotion. Among them Joseba Llorente stood out, having cost €2.5 million. The season started with a home victory against Villarreal. During the first half of the season, the club got an unexpectedly high point tally. Relegation looked extremely unlikely and optimism reigned. Later in the season, the shortcomings in Lasarte's approach became clear and the club was in free fall. On the last match day Real Sociedad avoided relegation and Deportivo de La Coruña were relegated instead. At the end of the season, Lasarte was dismissed on the grounds that he did not give enough of a chance to academy players and that his style of play was rudimentary and unattractive.

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Chile CHI Claudio Bravo
2 DF Spain ESP Carlos Martínez
3 DF Spain ESP Mikel González
4 MF Spain ESP Gorka Elustondo
5 MF Spain ESP Markel Bergara
6 DF Spain ESP Mikel Labaka
7 MF France FRA Antoine Griezmann
8 FW Spain ESP Joseba Llorente
9 FW Spain ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF Spain ESP Xabi Prieto
11 MF Spain ESP Mikel Aranburu (captain)
13 GK Spain ESP Eñaut Zubikarai
14 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Sarpong
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Ion Ansotegi
16 DF Norway NOR Vadim Demidov
17 MF France FRA David Zurutuza
18 FW Spain ESP Borja Viguera
19 MF Spain ESP Diego Rivas
20 FW Spain ESP Raúl Tamudo
21 FW Uruguay URU Diego Ifrán
22 DF Spain ESP Dani Estrada
23 MF Spain ESP Francisco Sutil
24 DF Spain ESP Alberto de la Bella
26 MF Spain ESP Asier Illarramendi
30 GK Spain ESP Toño

Start formations

Starting XI

Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.

4–2–3–1 was the default formation during that season. Occasionally, Lasarte changed formation, resorting to a back 5 (Santander away) or in some cases adding a second forward (Levante away). In some other games (Atlético Madrid Away) Lasarte played three center-midfielders. The preferred partnership in center midfield was that of Aranburu and Rivas. Alternative choices, such as Bergara or Elustondo, proving to be unsuccessful. Up front, Llorente began strongly but after his injury he was replaced by Tamudo, who would eventually start more games and play more minutes.

Player statistics

Summer transfers

Emilio Nsue and Carlos Bueno, who were instrumental to the club's promotion, returned to their original clubs, as did the less important Songo'o and Jonathan Estrada. In the winter transfer window Agirretxe was close to being loaned to a second division club. However, a season-ending injury suffered by Joseba Llorente put an end to all speculation. Borja Viguera was loaned to Catalan second division club Gimnàstic due to lack of opportunities. After having played a handful of games, his season ended when he suffered an injury. The club acquired some new players in order to reinforce its squad. Most of the signings were arguably failures. Jeffrey Sarpong was bought from Ajax for €200,000 and was mostly used as a substitute. Francisco Sutil, a free transfer, suffered a similar fate. Joseba Llorente, signed from Villarreal for €2.5 million, although impressive while fit, missed most of the season due to injury. Raúl Tamudo and Vadim Demidov were the most consistent signings that season. Finally, Diego Ifrán showed signs of his quality, despite coming back from injury much later than expected.

In

Player From Fee
Spain Joseba Llorente Spain Villarreal €2,500,000
Spain Raúl Tamudo Spain Espanyol Free
Uruguay Diego Ifrán Uruguay Danubio €1,600,000
Spain Francisco Sutil Spain Eibar Free
Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong Netherlands Ajax €200,000
Norway Vadim Demidov Norway Rosenborg Free player, winter signing.

Out

Player New Team Fee
Spain Asier Riesgo Spain Osasuna Free, end of contract
Spain Sergio Rodríguez Spain Logroñés Free, end of contract

Loan out

Player Team
Spain Iosu Esnaola Spain Real Unión
Spain Iñigo Sarasola Spain Real Unión
Spain Borja Viguera Spain Gimnàstic
Spain Alex Albistegi Spain Eibar

Loan return

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

Player From
Spain Toño Spain Tenerife B

Loan end

Player To
Colombia Jonathan Estrada Colombia Millonarios
Uruguay Carlos Bueno Chile Universidad de Chile
Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue Spain Mallorca
Cameroon Franck Songo'o Spain Zaragoza

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Uruguay Martín Lasarte
Assistant Coach Spain Alberto Iturralde
Fitness Trainer Uruguay Pablo Balbi
Goalkeeper Coach Spain Roberto Navajas
Technical Assistant Spain Karla Larburu

Source: [1]

Pre-season

The club played a series of friendlies preparing for the new season. A brief stage in Austria allowed the club to play some foreign clubs.

Date Rival Place Result Scorers
30 July Elgoibar Mintxeta, Elgoibar 0–3 Llorente 18', Sutil 23', Agirretxe 58'
4 August Dinamo Tirana Bad Bleiber, Austria 4 – 2 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Llorente 6', Agirretxe (2) 82', 85' Viguera 88'
6 August AEL Limassol Bad Bleiber, Austria 3 – 0 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Viguera 55', Aranburu 63', Llorente 89'
7 August VfL Bochum Bad Bleiber, Austria 1 – 1 Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Prieto 55'
12 August Eibar Ipurua, Eibar 1 – 3 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Aranburu 52', Agirretxe 78', Alex Albistegi 78'
14 August Sporting de Gijón Asti, Zarautz 0 – 1 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
18 August Real Unión Txerloia, Azkoitia 1–1 Agirretxe 46'
22 August Osasuna Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona 0 – 1 Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Tamudo 78'

Liga BBVA

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

29 August 2010 1 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Villarreal Donostia
17:00 CET Prieto File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Zurutuza Yellow card 62'
Llorente Yellow card 68'
Rivas Yellow card 74'
(Report) Yellow card 21' Cazorla
Yellow card 82' Marchena
Yellow card 90' Capdevila
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,865
Referee: José Luis González
26 September 2010 5 Mallorca 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Mallorca
17:00 CET Cavenaghi File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 62'
Rubén Yellow card 40'
Ramis Yellow card 56'
(Report) Yellow card 34' Griezmann
Yellow card 73' Zurutuza
Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
2 October 2010 6 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Espanyol Donostia
20:00 CET Forlín File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (o.g.)
Griezmann Yellow card 76'
(Report) Yellow card 8' Ruiz
Yellow card 37' L. García
Yellow card 52' D. García
Yellow card 90' Chica
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
13 February 2011 23 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Osasuna Donostia
17:00 CET Tamudo File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Bergara Yellow card 81'
(Report) Yellow card 21' Flaño
Yellow card 53' Josetxo
Yellow card 60' Damià
Yellow card 71' Calleja
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
21 February 2011 24 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Mallorca Donostia
21:00 CET Tamudo File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Aranburu Yellow card 79'
(Report) Yellow card 39' De Guzmán
Yellow card 67' Kevin
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,599
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Copa del Rey

As a result of losing on a 5–3 aggregate, Real Sociedad were knocked out

See also

External links