Henry Apaloo (Pronounced APP-uh-LUE) is in his first season in 2016 as an assistant coach with FGCU following a 12-year career as both a player and a coach at Division-II Barry University in Miami Shores. Apaloo assists with recruiting, scouting and player development with the Eagles.
Apaloo was a four-year letterwinner with Barry from 2004-08, served as a graduate assistant coach for the team from 2008-10 and has spent the past six years as an assistant coach. As a coach with the Buccaneers, Apaloo helped guide the program to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2013), and produce nine all-region players and five all-Americans.
The first full-time assistant coach in Barry men’s soccer history, Apaloo helped the Bucs to winning seasons in six of his eight years on the sidelines, including double-digit wins in four campaigns. In addition claiming the Sunshine State Conference regular-season championship in 2010, Barry won the SSC Tournament crown in 2009 and 2013.
As a player with the Buccaneers, Apaloo led the team in points as a junior (29) and senior (19), scoring 11 goals and distributing seven assists in 2006 and netting seven goals with five helpers in 2007. He served as the team captain for three out of his four years with the Buccaneers.
Apaloo was a three-time All-SSC selection and the first-ever Buccaneer selected to the Daktronics All-South Region Team. During his junior year, Apaloo was named to the SSC First Team, NSCAA All-Region First Team and the aforementioned Daktronics All-Region First Team. He closed out his career as an offensive standout, earning 68 points on 23 goals and 22 assists, while posting seven game-winning goals. He ranks in the top 10 in program history in nine offensive statistical categories, including points, goals, assists and game-winning goals.
A native of Blackburn, England, Apaloo came up through the Premier League Academy system, having spells at Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers. He also spent two years with Preston North End FC, as well as playing for the Lancashire Football Academy. Later, he went on to play for the England National Futsal Team (five-on-five) in the summer of 2008.
Aside from his playing and coaching experience, both in the U.S. and overseas, Apaloo holds a Football Association (FA) Level 2 Coaching Badge, an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, an NSCAA Level 1 Goalkeeping Certificate and a USSF D License.
Apaloo – who is also an assistant coach for Miami Dade FC of the American Premier Soccer League – graduated from Barry with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management and a minor in Business Management in 2008. He earned his Master of Science in Sports Management from Barry in 2010.
