title: 2010–11 Deportivo de La Coruña season
text: # 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 43) |
  | 13 | Manu | (1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 37) |
  | 26 | Felipe Ramos | (1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 35) |
  | Defenders ||||
  | 2 | Manuel Pablo | (1976-01-25) January 25, 1976 (age 47) |
  | 3 | Claudio Morel | (1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 45) |
  | 5 | Zé Castro | (1983-01-13) January 13, 1983 (age 40) |
  | 7 | Alberto Lopo | (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 43) |
  | 15 | Laure | (1985-03-22) March 22, 1985 (age 38) |
  | 19 | Diego Colotto | (1981-03-10) March 10, 1981 (age 42) |
  | 23 | Aythami | (1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 37) |
  | 24 | Knut Olav Rindarøy | (1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 38) |
  | 25 | Piscu | (1987-02-25) February 25, 1987 (age 36) |
  | Midfielders ||||
  | 4 | Rubén Pérez | (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 34) |
  | 6 | Juca | (1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 43) |
  | 9 | Michel | (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988 (age 35) |
  | 12 | Saúl | (1985-04-09) April 9, 1985 (age 38) |
  | 14 | Pablo Álvarez | (1980-05-14) May 14, 1980 (age 43) |
  | 16 | Antonio Tomás | (1985-01-19) January 19, 1985 (age 38) |
  | 17 | Urreta | (1990-03-19) March 19, 1990 (age 33) |
  | 18 | Andrés Guardado | (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 36) |
  | 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 41) |
  | Forwards ||||
  | 10 | Adrián | (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 35) |
  | 11 | Riki | (1980-08-11) August 11, 1980 (age 42) |
  | 8 | Lassad Nouioui | (1986-03-08) March 8, 1986 (age 37) |
  
  ## 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
  
  ### 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 |
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  | 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**
  
  Kickoff times are in ET.
  
  ## 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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