Peter Cklamovski and his long-time mentor,Ange Postecoglou,after a match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Yokohama F. Marinos.Credit:Getty
The appointment also made him just the fourth Australian to have coached in Japan's top league after Eddie Thomson,Graham Arnold and Postecoglou,who he worked with at Greek side Panachaiki,Melbourne Victory and then the Socceroos.
But little has gone the 42-year-old's way,having guided S-Pulse to second-bottom on the table with just three wins from his 25 games in charge.
In a statement,Cklamovski said he had been evaluating his position at the club for months but said it felt like the"right moment"to walk away.
"I’ve given the club everything I’ve got and had no more to give,"he said.
"I started the S-Pulse chapter with the club objective behind it to create an attacking brand of football that is possession based and not reactive,which it has been for over a decade. I made a significant impact to this and hopefully this is a base for club to move forward with.
Peter Cklamovski guided Shimizu S-Pulse to just three wins from his 26 games in charge.Credit:Getty
"Every decision I made this season was based on bringing a trophy to the club in 2021. We built strong foundations of football and we tried to take our game to opponents in every match we played.