The 2008–09 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 38th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The season covered the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Players Squad Retrieved on 25 March 2021
Out on loan
Transfers
In # Pos Player From Notes Summer 1 GK Dani Aranzubia Athletic Bilbao 5 DF Zé Castro Atlético Madrid Loan 12 FW Mista Atlético Madrid Free 14 MF Pablo Álvarez Racing Santander Loan return 17 MF Ángel Lafita Real Zaragoza €2 millionEl Deportivo paga la opción de compra por Lafita (Deportivo pay buying option for Lafita) ; El Periódico de Aragón, 4 July 2008 (in Spanish) 19 DF Diego Colotto Atlas €2.5 millionEl Dépor contrata a Diego Colotto y vende a Xisco al Newcastle (Dépor hire Diego Colotto and sell Xisco to Newcastle); La Voz de Galicia, 1 September 2008 (in Spanish) 26 MF Iago Iglesias Elche Loan returnIago Iglesias Castro del Depor ficha por el Elche (Depor's Iago Iglesias Castro signs for Elche) ; Join Futbol, 22 August 2007 (in Spanish) DF Rodri Polideportivo Ejido Loan return FW Adrián Deportivo Alavés Loan return FW Omar Bravo Guadalajara Free Winter DF Rodri Marítimo Loan return
Out # Pos Player From Notes Summer 5 DF Fabricio Coloccini Newcastle United £10.3 million 14 MF Christian Wilhelmsson Nantes Loan return 15 FW Rubén Castro Huesca LoanRubén Castro jugará en el Huesca (Rubén Castro to play with Huesca); El Diario Montañés, 20 July 2008 (in Spanish) 23 FW Xisco Newcastle United £5.7–7 million 26 MF Iago Iglesias Valencia Mestalla FreeToledo y Iago Iglesias, nuevos fichajes para el Valencia CF "B" (Toledo and Iago Iglesias, new Valencia CF "B" signings) ; Join Futbol, 3 September 2008 (in Spanish) 29 DF Chapi Zulte Waregem FreeEl defensa Chapi no llega a un acuerdo con el Deportivo y ficha por el Zulte Waregem belga por una temporada (Defender Chapi does not reach agreement with Deportivo and signs for Zulte Waregem of Belgium for one season); La Voz de Galicia, 1 July 2008 (in Spanish) 35 FW Rubén Rivera Montañeros DF Rodri Marítimo Loan MF Momo Xerez Free FW Adrián Málaga Loan Winter 9 FW Sebastián Taborda Hércules Loan GK Dudu Aouate Real Mallorca €1 millionEl Mallorca cierra con el Depor la compra de Aouate (Mallorca agree to Aouate purchase with Depor); Marca, 28 December 2008 DF Rodri Salamanca Loan FW Omar Bravo Tigres UANL Loan
Squad stats Last updated on 26 March 2021.
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Season results Pre-season
La Liga
League table
Positions by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Deportivo La Coruña won 4–0 on aggregate
Round of 16
Sevilla won 5–1 on aggregate
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Third round
Deportivo La Coruña won 3–1 on aggregate
UEFA Cup
Qualifying rounds
Deportivo La Coruña won 2–0 on aggregate
First round
2–2 on aggregate. Deportivo La Coruña won 3–2 on penalties
Group H
Final phase
AaB won 6–1 on aggregate
Coaching staff
References
See also 2008–09 La Liga 2008–09 Copa del Rey 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008–09 UEFA Cup
External links
Unofficial Spanish fansite Another unofficial Spanish fansite Official international website Official international forum Polish site Unofficial arabic fansite Unofficial Turkey Fan Unofficial Russian Fan