New West Bromwich Albion head coach Steve has signed a two-year contract to become Roy Hodgson's successor and take his first job as a number one after over a decade as an assistant.
"I've done everything I could as an assistant.
"I'm delighted West Bromwich Albion have given me the chance to make that progression and I'm determined to make the most of it.
"It's a process I've gone through, with a plan in mind to work as hard as I could alongside some of the best managers and coaches in the world, learning as much as possible from them, before stepping out on my own.
"I've taken something from every manager I've worked with and I've felt ready to make the step up for some time.
"I look forward to meeting and working with a very talented group of players and aim, with their help, to prove I can be a successful head coach."
"West Bromwich Albion strikes me as a friendly, really well-organised club with a fantastic structure in place," Clarke added on wba.co.uk.
"The chairman and Dan Ashworth did a terrific job in selling the club's project to me and I fully aim to repay the board's faith.
"The team and supporters have had some good times in recent years and, with their help, I would like to think those good times can continue following my appointment.
"I know from past visits to the Hawthorns how well the supporters back the team and joining a club of such stature is a real honour. I can't wait to get started." "Becoming a head coach in my own right has always been an ambition of mine and I feel I have served my apprenticeship," said the Scot, who has spent 14 years coaching at Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham and most recently Liverpool.
