He resigned after their World Cup exit was confirmed by their failure to finish among the eight-best third-placed teams.
"One element that has given me the greatest satisfaction is witnessing the reconnection of our national team and our fans," Clarke said in an open letter to supporters.
The SFA chief executive, Ian Maxwell, commented on the departure: "He made up his mind that he wanted to step down.
There has been some fairly hysterical commentary back home, which hasn’t helped, but ultimately it is up to Steve."
Uruguay and Croatia Part Ways with Managers
Marcelo Bielsa took the post on 15 May 2023 in the wake of Uruguay’s poor performance at the 2022 World Cup and immediately made waves by calling up 14 uncapped players in place of veterans.
He stepped down after Uruguay’s group-stage exit saw the expiration of his three-year contract with the federation.
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"I have not left anything to Uruguayan football," Bielsa said in a regretful 100-minute press conference. Bielsa held a meeting to bid farewell to his players.
"I’m not going to say what was discussed.
That has to stay between us, as it should have from the very beginning," defender Sebastián Cáceres said regarding the meeting.
Zlatko Dalic was appointed on 7 October 2017 and took Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final and 2022 semi-finals.
As the longest-serving coach of Croatia and of those on this list, he stepped down as his contract expired after Croatia’s controversial 2-1 loss to Portugal in the last 32.
