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:

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 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
13 September 2010 2 Almería 2 – 2 Real Sociedad Almería
21:00 CET Piatti 21'
Ulloa 90'
Vargas Yellow card 32'
Ortiz Yellow card 73'
Acasiete Yellow card 83'
Corona Yellow card 90'		 (Report) 8' Tamudo
33' Sutil
Yellow card 23' Rivas
Yellow card 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 CET Tamudo 62'
González Yellow card 86'		 (Report) 62' Di María
Yellow card 25', 74' Pepe
Yellow card 50' Ramos		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,114
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
21 September 2010 4 Osasuna 3 – 1 Real Sociedad Pamplona
20:00 CET Pandiani 38', Yellow card 81'
Camuñas 42'
Aranda 75'
Juanfran Yellow card 59'
Soriano Yellow card 69'		 (Report) 16' Tamudo
Yellow card 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 CET Cavenaghi 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 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
17 October 2010 7 Levante 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Valencia
17:00 CET Del Horno Yellow card 2', 60'
Nano Yellow card 20'
Caicedo 63'
Juanlu Yellow card 90'		 (Report) 79' Sarpong
Yellow card 31' Ansotegi
Yellow card 43' Griezmann
Yellow card 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 CET Llorente 17'
Griezmann 70'
Agirretxe 86'
Aranburu Yellow card 50'
Griezmann Yellow card 72'		 (Report) Yellow card 21' Desmarets
Yellow card 64' Pérez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,836
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
31 October 2010 9 Málaga 1 –2 Real Sociedad Málaga
17:00 CET Edinho Yellow card 59'
Juanmi 77'		 (Report) Yellow card 21' De la Bella
Yellow card 39' Zurutuza
43' Griezmann
Yellow card 51', 55' Llorente
Yellow card 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 CET Llorente 7'
Rivas Yellow card 77'		 (Report) Yellow card 13' Kennedy
Yellow card 26' Diop
Yellow card 54' Francis
Yellow card 54' Colsa
Yellow card 83' Cisma
Yellow card 90' Torrejón		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: José Luis González
14 November 2010 11 Hércules 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Alicante
17:00 CET Trezeguet 47'
Drenthe 52'
Valdez Yellow card 3'		 (Report) 16' Griezmann
Yellow card 38' Elustondo
Yellow card 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 CET Llorente 11'
Rivas 85'
Aranburu Yellow card 55'
Ansotegi Yellow card 73'
Bergara Yellow card 73'		 (Report) Yellow card 12' Ujfaluši
Yellow card 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 CET Grégory 3'
Botía Yellow card 17'
De las Cuevas Yellow card 34'
Sangoy Yellow card 52'
Barral Yellow card 59'
Carmelo Yellow card 64'
Lora Yellow card 66'		 (Report) 11' Prieto
Yellow card 33' De la Bella
45', Yellow card 73' Zurutuza
Yellow card 64' Llorente
90' Aranburu		 Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Paradas Romero
5 December 2010 14 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Athletic Bilbao Donostia
21:00 CET Prieto Yellow card 25', 26'
Rivas Yellow card 29'
San José 48' (o.g.)		 (Report) Yellow card 90' Gurpegui Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
12 December 2010 15 Barcelona 5 – 0 Real Sociedad Barcelona
21:00 CET Mascherano Yellow card 7'
Villa 9'
Iniesta 33'
Messi 47', 87'
Bojan 90'		 (Report) Stadium: Nou Camp
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
18 December 2010 16 Real Sociedad 1 – 2 Valencia Donostia
22:00 CET Rivas Yellow card 7'
Prieto 23' (pen.), Yellow card 54'
De la Bella Yellow card 58'		 (Report) Yellow card 21' Navarro
Yellow card 29' Soldado
45', Yellow card 86' T. Costa
Yellow card 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 CET Sinama Pongolle 10'
Paredes Yellow card 42'
Ponzio Yellow card 52'
Gabi Yellow card 67'
Braulio 90'		 (Report) Prieto 33'
Griezmann Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
8 January 2011 18 Real Sociedad 2 – 3 Sevilla Donostia
20:00 CET Rivas 23'
Llorente 43'
Rivas Yellow card 46'
González Yellow card 57'		 (Report) 25' Kanouté
63', 65' Fabiano
Yellow card 70' Navarro
Yellow card 90' Varas		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
15 January 2011 19 Getafe 0 –4 Real Sociedad Getafe
18:00 CET Díaz Yellow card 28'
Boateng Yellow card 48'
Rafa Yellow card 82'		 (Report) 10' Prieto
32' Griezmann
Yellow card 35' Rivas
Yellow card 41' Zurutuza
Yellow card 58' Bergara
Yellow card 68' Llorente
Yellow card 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 CET Rossi 41', 47'
Cani Yellow card 18'		 (Report) 30', Yellow card 60' Aranburu
Yellow card 32' Prieto
Yellow card 64' Sarpong
Yellow card 77' González
Yellow card 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 CET Ansotegi 45', Yellow card 66'
Tamudo 78'
Bravo Yellow card 64'		 (Report) Yellow card 28' Jakobsen
Yellow card 45' Bernardello
Yellow card 77' García		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
6 February 2011 22 Real Madrid 4 – 1 Real Sociedad Madrid
19:00 CET Kaká 8'
Ronaldo 21', 42'
Alonso Yellow card 55'
Albiol Yellow card 82'
Adebayor 89'		 (Report) Yellow card 10' Prieto
Yellow card 27' Rivas
72' (o.g.) Arbeloa
Yellow card 86' Estrada		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
13 February 2011 23 Real Sociedad 1 – 0 Osasuna Donostia
17:00 CET Tamudo 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 56'
Aranburu Yellow card 79'		 (Report) Yellow card 39' De Guzmán
Yellow card 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 CET Galán Yellow card 30'
Estrada 41' (o.g.)
García 54'
Callejón 81'
Márquez 90'		 (Report) 43' Estrada
Yellow card 53' Illarramendi		 Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
2 March 2011 26 Levante 1 – 1 Real Sociedad Donostia
20:00 CET Zurutuza 53'
Sutil Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Yellow card 8' Juanfran
Yellow card 39' Munúa
Yellow card 54' Venta
77' Del Herno
Yellow card 87' Ballesteros		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
13 March 2011 28 Real Sociedad 0 – 2 Málaga Donostia
17:00 CET Yellow card 2' Rivas
Yellow card 44' Estrada		 (Report) 25' Duda
58' Rondón
Yellow card 64' Weligton
Yellow card 73' Caballero		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
20 March 2011 29 Racing Santander 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Santander
17:00 CET Bakircioglu 43'
Dos Santos 77'
Lacen Yellow card 68'		 (Report) Yellow card 31', 72' Griezmann
Yellow card 89' Labaka		 Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
3 April 2011 30 Real Sociedad 1 – 3 Hércules Donostia
17:00 CET Yellow card 20' Tamudo
Yellow card 79', 90' Ifrán		 (Report) Yellow card 11' Femenía
Yellow card 13' Aguilar
Yellow card 35' Juanra
Yellow card 51' Farinós
70' Portillo
Yellow card 82' Calatayud
84', 89' Drenthe		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
10 April 2011 31 Atlético Madrid 3 – 0 Real Sociedad Madrid
19:00 CET Filipe Luís 12'
Suárez 45'
Tiago Yellow card 72'
Agüero 78', Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Yellow card 69' Demidov Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
17 April 2011 32 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Sporting de Gijón Donostia
17:00 CET Labaka Yellow card 11'
Estrada Yellow card 27'
Griezmann 32', 79'
Tamudo Yellow card 90'
Demidov Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Yellow card 54' Rivera
69' De las Cuevas
Yellow card 86' José Ángel		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
23 April 2011 33 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Bilbao
22:00 CET Muniain 18'
Toquero 28', Yellow card 84'
Orbaiz Yellow card 66'
San José Yellow card 71'
Gurpegui Yellow card 84'
Amorebieta Yellow card 89'
De Marcos Yellow card 90'		 (Report) 31' (o.g.) Martínez
Yellow card 36' Aranburu
Yellow card 62' Tamudo		 Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
30 April 2011 34 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Barcelona Donostia
20:00 CET Tamudo Yellow card 11'
Ifrán 71'
Prieto 82'
Estrada Yellow card 90'		 (Report) 29' Thiago
Yellow card 81' Mascherano		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
7 May 2011 35 Valencia 3 – 0 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:00 CET Soldado 16', 37'
Jonas 25'
Mathieu Yellow card 71'		 (Report) Yellow card 53' De la Bella Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis González
11 May 2011 36 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Zaragoza Donostia
20:00 CET Tamudo 24'
Aranburu 88'
Griezmann Yellow card 9'
Zurutuza Yellow card 15'
Tamudo Yellow card 73'
Ifrán Yellow card 85'
Prieto Yellow card 80'		 (Report) 53' Gabi
Yellow card 26' Lanzaro
Yellow card 45' Herrera		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
15 May 2011 37 Sevilla 3 – 1 Real Sociedad Seville
21:00 CET Escudé Yellow card 45'
Kanouté Yellow card 52', 54', 60'
Negredo Yellow card 82', 85'		 (Report)
Yellow card 13' Elustondo
Yellow card 71' Bergara
72' Agirretxe
Yellow card 81' Labaka		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
21 May 2011 38 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Getafe Donostia
22:00 CET Sutil 66', Yellow card 90' (Report) 9' Díaz
Yellow card 33' Álvarez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Copa del Rey

28 October 2010 4th Real Sociedad 2 – 3 Almería Donostia
21:00 CET Sarpong 7'
Elustondo 31'
Estrada Yellow card 17'
Elustondo Yellow card 88'		 (Report) 66' Goitom
71', 88' Ulloa
Yellow card 77' Michel		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: ?
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
10 November 2010 4th Almería 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Almería
21:00 CET Ulloa 47', Yellow card 53'
Goitom 20'
Jakobsen Yellow card 59'		 (Report) 50' Agirretxe
Yellow card 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

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