Henry Zapata joined the Elon women's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach on June 1, 2015.
"I'm thrilled to have Henry join our staff at Elon," said Elon head coach Chris Neal. "He brings a great deal of high-level experience to our program and we're excited to welcome him to the Elon family."
Prior to joining the Elon staff, Zapata spent two years on the women's soccer staff at Georgia as a volunteer assistant coach in both 2013 and 2014. While at UGA, Zapata helped the Bulldogs to a 22-15-3 mark in two seasons, including an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014.
Before joining the Bulldogs, Zapata spent time as an assistant women's soccer coach at the College of Charleston, joining the Cougars in 2011. Previously, he was a volunteer coach at his alma mater, the University of Illinois.
Zapata has additional coaching experience at the club level for both SC United Mount Pleasant in Mount Pleasant, S.C., (girls and boys U13-U18) and the Little Illini Soccer Club in Champaign, Ill. (girls and boys U14-U18).
He holds a USSF National "B" License and graduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Illinois in 2008 and a master's degree in sport management, also from Illinois, in 2011.
