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
President Jokin Aperribay
Head coach 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 faced Getafe, in a game where defeat would have meant relegation. An equalizer by Francisco Sutil prevented the drop 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  CHI Claudio Bravo
2 DF  ESP Carlos Martínez
3 DF  ESP Mikel González
4 MF  ESP Gorka Elustondo
5 MF  ESP Markel Bergara
6 DF  ESP Mikel Labaka
7 MF  FRA Antoine Griezmann
8 FW  ESP Joseba Llorente
9 FW  ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF  ESP Xabi Prieto
11 MF  ESP Mikel Aranburu (captain)
13 GK  ESP Eñaut Zubikarai
14 MF  NED Jeffrey Sarpong
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ESP Ion Ansotegi
16 DF  NOR Vadim Demidov
17 MF  FRA David Zurutuza
18 FW  ESP Borja Viguera
19 MF  ESP Diego Rivas
20 FW  ESP Raúl Tamudo
21 FW  URU Diego Ifrán
22 DF  ESP Dani Estrada
23 MF  ESP Francisco Sutil
24 DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella
26 MF  ESP Asier Illarramendi
30 GK  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, ressorting 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
Joseba Llorente Villarreal €2,500,000
Raúl Tamudo Espanyol Free
Diego Ifrán Danubio €1,600,000
Francisco Sutil Eibar Free
Jeffrey Sarpong Ajax €200,000
Vadim Demidov Rosenborg Free player, winter signing.

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

Loan out
Player Team
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

Player From
Toño Tenerife B

Loan end
Player To
Jonathan Estrada Millonarios
Carlos Bueno Universidad de Chile
Emilio Nsue Mallorca
Franck Songo'o Zaragoza

Club

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

Source:

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 Llorente 6', Agirretxe (2) 82', 85' Viguera 88'
6 August AEL Limassol Bad Bleiber, Austria 3 – 0 Viguera 55', Aranburu 63', Llorente 89'
7 August VfL Bochum Bad Bleiber, Austria 1 – 1 Prieto 55'
12 August Eibar Ipurua, Eibar 1 – 3 Aranburu 52', Agirretxe 78', Alex Albistegi 78'
14 August Sporting de Gijón Asti, Zarautz 0 – 1
18 August Real Unión Txerloia, Azkoitia 1–1 Agirretxe 46'
22 August Osasuna Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona 0 – 1 Tamudo 78'

Liga BBVA

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

29 August 2010 1Real Sociedad1 – 0VillarrealDonostia
17:00 CET Prieto  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 2Almería2 – 2Real SociedadAlmería
21:00 CET Piatti  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 3Real Sociedad1 – 2Real MadridDonostia
22:00 CET Tamudo  62'
González  86'		 (Report)  62' Di María
 25',  74' Pepe
 50' Ramos		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,114
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
21 September 2010 4Osasuna3 – 1Real SociedadPamplona
20:00 CET Pandiani  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 5Mallorca2 – 0Real SociedadMallorca
17:00 CET Cavenaghi  7', 62'
Rubén  40'
Ramis  56'		 (Report)  34' Griezmann
 73' Zurutuza		 Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
2 October 2010 6Real Sociedad1 – 0EspanyolDonostia
20:00 CET Forlín  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 7Levante2 – 1Real SociedadValencia
17:00 CET Del 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 8Real Sociedad3 – 0Deportivo de La CoruñaDonostia
20:00 CET Llorente  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 9Málaga1 –2Real SociedadMálaga
17:00 CET Edinho  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 10Real Sociedad1 –0Racing de SantanderDonostia
20:00 CET Llorente  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 11Hércules2 – 1Real SociedadAlicante
17:00 CET Trezeguet  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 12Real Sociedad2 – 4Atlético MadridDonostia
21:00 CET Llorente  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 13Sporting de Gijón1 –3Real SociedadGijón
17:00 CET Grégory  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 14Real Sociedad2 – 0Athletic BilbaoDonostia
21:00 CET Prieto  25',  26'
Rivas  29'
San José  48' (o.g.)		 (Report)  90' Gurpegui Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
12 December 2010 15Barcelona5 – 0Real SociedadBarcelona
21:00 CET Mascherano  7'
Villa  9'
Iniesta  33'
Messi  47', 87'
Bojan  90'		 (Report) Stadium: Nou Camp
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
18 December 2010 16Real Sociedad1 – 2ValenciaDonostia
22:00 CET Rivas  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 17Real Zaragoza2 – 1Real SociedadZaragoza
20:00 CET Sinama 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 18Real Sociedad2 – 3SevillaDonostia
20:00 CET Rivas  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 19Getafe0 –4Real SociedadGetafe
18:00 CET Diaz  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 20Villarreal2 – 1Real SociedadVillarreal
21:00 CET Rossi  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 21Real Sociedad2 – 0AlmeríaDonostia
17:00 CET Ansotegi  45',  66'
Tamudo  78'
Bravo  64'		 (Report)  28' Jakobsen
 45' Bernardello
 77' García		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
6 February 2011 22Real Madrid4 – 1Real SociedadMadrid
19:00 CET Kaká  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 23Real Sociedad1 – 0OsasunaDonostia
17:00 CET Tamudo  73'
Bergara  81'		 (Report)  21' Flaño
 53' Josetxo
 60' Damià
 71' Calleja		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
21 February 2011 24Real Sociedad1 – 0MallorcaDonostia
21:00 CET Tamudo  56'
Aranburu  79'		 (Report)  39' De Guzmán
 67' Kevin		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,599
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
26 February 2011 25Espanyol4 – 1Real SociedadCornellà de Llobregat
18:00 CET Galán  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 26Levante1 – 1Real SociedadDonostia
20:00 CET Zurutuza  53'
Sutil  90'		 (Report)  8' Juanfran
 39' Munúa
 54' Venta
 77' Del Herno
 87' Ballesteros		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
7 March 2011 27Deportivo de La Coruña2 – 1Real SociedadA Coruña
21:00 CET Riki  41'
Adrián  57'
Colotto  73'
Pérez  85'		 (Report)  65' Agirretxe
 69' Illarramendi		 Stadium: Riazor
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
13 March 2011 28Real Sociedad0 – 2MálagaDonostia
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 29Racing Santander2 – 1Real SociedadSantander
17:00 CET Bakircioglu  43'
Dos Santos  77'
Lacen  68'		 (Report)  31',  72' Griezmann
 89' Labaka		 Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
3 April 2011 30Real Sociedad1 – 3HérculesDonostia
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 31Atlético Madrid3 – 0Real SociedadMadrid
19:00 CET Filipe Luís  12'
Suárez  45'
Tiago  72'
Agüero  78',  88'		 (Report)  69' Demidov Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
17 April 2011 32Real Sociedad2 – 1Sporting de GijónDonostia
17:00 CET Labaka  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 33Athletic Bilbao2 – 1Real SociedadBilbao
22:00 CET Muniain  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 34Real Sociedad2 – 1BarcelonaDonostia
20:00 CET Tamudo  11'
Ifrán  71'
Prieto  82'
Estrada  90'		 (Report)  29' Thiago
 81' Mascherano		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
7 May 2011 35Valencia3 – 0Real SociedadValencia
18:00 CET Soldado  16', 37'
Jonas  25'
Mathieu  71'		 (Report)  53' De la Bella Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis González
11 May 2011 36Real Sociedad2 – 1ZaragozaDonostia
20:00 CET Tamudo  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 37Sevilla3 – 1Real SociedadSeville
21:00 CET Escudé  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 38Real Sociedad1 – 1GetafeDonostia
22:00 CET Sutil  66',  90' (Report)  9' Díaz
 33' Álvarez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Copa del Rey
28 October 2010 4thReal Sociedad2 – 3AlmeríaDonostia
21:00 CET Sarpong  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 4thAlmería2 – 1Real SociedadAlmería
21:00 CET Ulloa  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

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