His first game as Kilmarnock manager, which was his first involvement at a Scottish club match for 30 years, ended in a 1–1 draw at Rangers. Three days later, Clarke's side travelled to reigning champions Celtic and once again gained a 1–1 draw. Following the league's winter break, Kilmarnock recorded a home victory over leaders Celtic, with Youssouf Mulumbu scoring the only goal to inflict what was only the second domestic defeat on the Glasgow club's manager Brendan Rodgers. Kilmarnock finished the season in fifth place, setting a new club record points tally of 59 in the process. Clarke was named the SFWA Manager of the Year for 2017–18. Clarke continued his impressive work the next season, including another win over Celtic and two over Rangers, culminating in a third-place finish and European qualification for Kilmarnock. He also won both manager of the year awards, from PFA Scotland and the SFWA. Immediately after the league season ended, Clarke left Kilmarnock to take the national team manager position. Scotland In May 2019, Clarke was appointed manager of the Scotland national team on a contract due to run until the end of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. On his debut on 8 June, the Scots won 2–1 at home to Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. The team then suffered four consecutive defeats against Belgium and Russia, two of them by 4–0 margins, which ended any hope of qualifying automatically for Euro 2020. On 12 November 2020, Scotland defeated Serbia 4–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw to take their place in the delayed finals via the UEFA Nations League route. Career statistics International Managerial record Honours Player Chelsea FA Cup: 1996–97 Football League Cup: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98 Individual Chelsea Player of the Year: 1993–94 Chelsea Centenary XI: 2004–05 Manager Individual SFWA Manager of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19 PFA Scotland Manager of the Year: 2018–19 SPFL Premiership Manager of the Year: 2018–19 Premier League Manager of the Month: November 2012 Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month: December 2017, February 2018, March 2018 References External links (player profile) Steve Clarke at the Scottish Football Association (manager profile) 1963 births Living people People from Saltcoats Footballers from North Ayrshire Scottish footballers Scotland youth international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scotland B international footballers Scotland international footballers Association football defenders Beith Juniors F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Scottish