2010–11 Real Sociedad season

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.

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)

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. NationPlayer
15DF  ESPIon Ansotegi
16DF  NORVadim Demidov
17MF  FRADavid Zurutuza
18FW  ESPBorja Viguera
19MF  ESPDiego Rivas
20FW  ESPRaúl Tamudo
21FW  URUDiego Ifrán
22DF  ESPDani Estrada
23MF  ESPFrancisco Sutil
24DF  ESPAlberto de la Bella
26MF  ESPAsier Illarramendi
30GK  ESPToño

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

PlayerFromFee
Joseba Llorente Villarreal€2,500,000
Raúl Tamudo EspanyolFree
Diego Ifrán Danubio€1,600,000
Francisco Sutil EibarFree
Jeffrey Sarpong Ajax€200,000
Vadim Demidov RosenborgFree player, winter signing.

Out

PlayerNew TeamFee
Asier Riesgo OsasunaFree, end of contract
Sergio Rodríguez LogroñésFree, end of contract

Loan out

PlayerTeam
Iosu Esnaola Real Unión
Iñigo Sarasola Real Unión
Borja Viguera Gimnàstic
Alex Albistegi Eibar

Loan return

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

PlayerFrom
Toño Tenerife B

Loan end

PlayerTo
Jonathan Estrada Millonarios
Carlos Bueno Universidad de Chile
Emilio Nsue Mallorca
Franck Songo'o Zaragoza

Club

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Martín Lasarte
Assistant Coach Alberto Iturralde
Fitness Trainer Pablo Balbi
Goalkeeper Coach Roberto Navajas
Technical Assistant 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.

DateRivalPlaceResultScorers
30 JulyElgoibarMintxeta, Elgoibar0–3Llorente 18', Sutil 23', Agirretxe 58'
4 AugustDinamo TiranaBad Bleiber, Austria4 – 2 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback MachineLlorente 6', Agirretxe (2) 82', 85' Viguera 88'
6 AugustAEL LimassolBad Bleiber, Austria3 – 0 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback MachineViguera 55', Aranburu 63', Llorente 89'
7 AugustVfL BochumBad Bleiber, Austria1 – 1 Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback MachinePrieto 55'
12 AugustEibarIpurua, Eibar1 – 3 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback MachineAranburu 52', Agirretxe 78', Alex Albistegi 78'
14 AugustSporting de GijónAsti, Zarautz0 – 1 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
18 AugustReal UniónTxerloia, Azkoitia1–1Agirretxe 46'
22 AugustOsasunaEstadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona0 – 1 Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback MachineTamudo 78'

Liga BBVA

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

29 August 2010 1 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Villarreal Donostia
17:00 CETPrieto 57'
Zurutuza  62'
Llorente  68'
Rivas  74'
(Report)  21' Cazorla
 82' Marchena
 90' Capdevila
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,865
Referee: José Luis González
13 September 2010 2 Almería 2 – 2 Real Sociedad Almería
21:00 CETPiatti 21'
Ulloa 90'
Vargas  32'
Ortiz  73'
Acasiete  83'
Corona  90'
(Report) 8' Tamudo
33' Sutil
 23' Rivas
 26' Mikel
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Alejandrdo Villanueva
18 September 2010 3 Real Sociedad 1 – 2 Real Madrid Donostia
22:00 CETTamudo 62'
González  86'
(Report) 62' Di María
 25', 74' Pepe
 50' Ramos
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,114
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
21 September 2010 4 Osasuna 3 – 1 Real Sociedad Pamplona
20:00 CETPandiani 38',  81'
Camuñas 42'
Aranda 75'
Juanfran  59'
Soriano  69'
(Report) 16' Tamudo
 20' Bergara
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra
Attendance: 18,715
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
26 September 2010 5 Mallorca 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Mallorca
17:00 CETCavenaghi 7', 62'
Rubén  40'
Ramis  56'
(Report)  34' Griezmann
 73' Zurutuza
Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
2 October 2010 6 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Espanyol Donostia
20:00 CETForlín 85' (o.g.)
Griezmann  76'
(Report)  8' Ruiz
 37' L. García
 52' D. García
 90' Chica
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
17 October 2010 7 Levante 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Valencia
17:00 CETDel Horno  2', 60'
Nano  20'
Caicedo 63'
Juanlu  90'
(Report) 79' Sarpong
 31' Ansotegi
 43' Griezmann
 67' Aranburu
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
25 October 2010 8 Real Sociedad 3 – 0 Deportivo de La Coruña Donostia
20:00 CETLlorente 17'
Griezmann 70'
Agirretxe 86'
Aranburu  50'
Griezmann  72'
(Report)  21' Desmarets
 64' Pérez
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,836
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
31 October 2010 9 Málaga 1 –2 Real Sociedad Málaga
17:00 CETEdinho  59'
Juanmi 77'
(Report)  21' De la Bella
 39' Zurutuza
43' Griezmann
 51', 55' Llorente
 88' Prieto
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Luis González
6 November 2010 10 Real Sociedad 1 –0 Racing de Santander Donostia
20:00 CETLlorente 7'
Rivas  77'
(Report)  13' Kennedy
 26' Diop
 54' Francis
 54' Colsa
 83' Cisma
 90' Torrejón
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: José Luis González
14 November 2010 11 Hércules 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Alicante
17:00 CETTrezeguet 47'
Drenthe 52'
Valdez  3'
(Report) 16' Griezmann
 38' Elustondo
 51' González
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
21 November 2010 12 Real Sociedad 2 – 4 Atlético Madrid Donostia
21:00 CETLlorente 11'
Rivas 85'
Aranburu  55'
Ansotegi  73'
Bergara  73'
(Report)  12' Ujfaluši
 68' Suárez
71' Forlán
79', 82' Agüero
90' (pen.) Simão
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,850
Referee: Ayza Gámez
28 October 2010 13 Sporting de Gijón 1 –3 Real Sociedad Gijón
17:00 CETGrégory 3'
Botía  17'
De las Cuevas  34'
Sangoy  52'
Barral  59'
Carmelo  64'
Lora  66'
(Report) 11' Prieto
 33' De la Bella
45',  73' Zurutuza
 64' Llorente
90' Aranburu
Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Paradas Romero
5 December 2010 14 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Donostia
21:00 CETPrieto  25', 26'
Rivas  29'
San José 48' (o.g.)
(Report)  90' GurpeguiStadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
18 December 2010 16 Real Sociedad 1 – 2 Valencia Donostia
22:00 CETRivas  7'
Prieto 23' (pen.),  54'
De la Bella  58'
(Report)  21' Navarro
 29' Soldado
45',  86' T. Costa
 81' Bruno
90' Aduriz
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,885
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva
3 January 2011 17 Real Zaragoza 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Zaragoza
20:00 CETSinama Pongolle 10'
Paredes  42'
Ponzio  52'
Gabi  67'
Braulio 90'
(Report)Prieto 33'
Griezmann  78'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
8 January 2011 18 Real Sociedad 2 – 3 Sevilla Donostia
20:00 CETRivas 23'
Llorente 43'
Rivas  46'
González  57'
(Report) 25' Kanouté
63', 65' Fabiano
 70' Navarro
 90' Varas
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
15 January 2011 19 Getafe 0 –4 Real Sociedad Getafe
18:00 CETDíaz  28'
Boateng  48'
Rafa  82'
(Report) 10' Prieto
32' Griezmann
 35' Rivas
 41' Zurutuza
 58' Bergara
 68' Llorente
 73' Elustondo
87', 90' Aranburu
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
23 January 2011 20 Villarreal 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
21:00 CETRossi 41', 47'
Cani  18'
(Report) 30',  60' Aranburu
 32' Prieto
 64' Sarpong
 77' González
 78' Griezmann
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
29 January 2011 21 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Almería Donostia
17:00 CETAnsotegi 45',  66'
Tamudo 78'
Bravo  64'
(Report)  28' Jakobsen
 45' Bernardello
 77' García
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
6 February 2011 22 Real Madrid 4 – 1 Real Sociedad Madrid
19:00 CETKaká 8'
Ronaldo 21', 42'
Alonso  55'
Albiol  82'
Adebayor 89'
(Report)  10' Prieto
 27' Rivas
72' (o.g.) Arbeloa
 86' Estrada
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
13 February 2011 23 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Osasuna Donostia
17:00 CETTamudo 73'
Bergara  81'
(Report)  21' Flaño
 53' Josetxo
 60' Damià
 71' Calleja
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
21 February 2011 24 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Mallorca Donostia
21:00 CETTamudo 56'
Aranburu  79'
(Report)  39' De Guzmán
 67' Kevin
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,599
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
26 February 2011 25 Espanyol 4 – 1 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
18:00 CETGalán  30'
Estrada 41' (o.g.)
García 54'
Callejón 81'
Márquez 90'
(Report) 43' Estrada
 53' Illarramendi
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
2 March 2011 26 Levante 1 – 1 Real Sociedad Donostia
20:00 CETZurutuza 53'
Sutil  90'
(Report)  8' Juanfran
 39' Munúa
 54' Venta
77' Del Herno
 87' Ballesteros
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
13 March 2011 28 Real Sociedad 0 – 2 Málaga Donostia
17:00 CET  2' Rivas
 44' Estrada
(Report) 25' Duda
58' Rondón
 64' Weligton
 73' Caballero
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
20 March 2011 29 Racing Santander 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Santander
17:00 CETBakircioglu 43'
Dos Santos 77'
Lacen  68'
(Report)  31', 72' Griezmann
 89' Labaka
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
3 April 2011 30 Real Sociedad 1 – 3 Hércules Donostia
17:00 CET  20' Tamudo
 79', 90' Ifrán
(Report)  11' Femenía
 13' Aguilar
 35' Juanra
 51' Farinós
70' Portillo
 82' Calatayud
84', 89' Drenthe
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
10 April 2011 31 Atlético Madrid 3 – 0 Real Sociedad Madrid
19:00 CETFilipe Luís 12'
Suárez 45'
Tiago  72'
Agüero 78',  88'
(Report)  69' DemidovStadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
17 April 2011 32 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Sporting de Gijón Donostia
17:00 CETLabaka  11'
Estrada  27'
Griezmann 32', 79'
Tamudo  90'
Demidov  90'
(Report)  54' Rivera
69' De las Cuevas
 86' José Ángel
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
23 April 2011 33 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Bilbao
22:00 CETMuniain 18'
Toquero 28',  84'
Orbaiz  66'
San José  71'
Gurpegui  84'
Amorebieta  89'
De Marcos  90'
(Report) 31' (o.g.) Martínez
 36' Aranburu
 62' Tamudo
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
30 April 2011 34 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Barcelona Donostia
20:00 CETTamudo  11'
Ifrán 71'
Prieto 82'
Estrada  90'
(Report) 29' Thiago
 81' Mascherano
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
7 May 2011 35 Valencia 3 – 0 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:00 CETSoldado 16', 37'
Jonas 25'
Mathieu  71'
(Report)  53' De la BellaStadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis González
11 May 2011 36 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Zaragoza Donostia
20:00 CETTamudo 24'
Aranburu 88'
Griezmann  9'
Zurutuza  15'
Tamudo  73'
Ifrán  85'
Prieto  80'
(Report) 53' Gabi
 26' Lanzaro
 45' Herrera
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
15 May 2011 37 Sevilla 3 – 1 Real Sociedad Seville
21:00 CETEscudé  45'
Kanouté  52', 54', 60'
Negredo  82', 85'
(Report)
 13' Elustondo
 71' Bergara
72' Agirretxe
 81' Labaka
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
21 May 2011 38 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Getafe Donostia
22:00 CETSutil 66',  90'(Report) 9' Díaz
 33' Álvarez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Copa del Rey

28 October 2010 4th Real Sociedad 2 – 3 Almería Donostia
21:00 CETSarpong 7'
Elustondo 31'
Estrada  17'
Elustondo  88'
(Report) 66' Goitom
71', 88' Ulloa
 77' Michel
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: ?
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
10 November 2010 4th Almería 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Almería
21:00 CETUlloa 47',  53'
Goitom 20'
Jakobsen  59'
(Report) 50' Agirretxe
 62' Llorente
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: ?
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

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

See also

External links