Scott Brown left Aberdeen after nine months to focus on his coaching development.
He joined the Dons last summer on a two-year deal in a player-coach role.
One month after manager Stephen Glass was fired, Brown's stay in Granite City has been cut short by mutual consent, as he looks to focus his efforts on becoming a manager.
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He thanked the board at Aberdeen and Stephen Glass and his backroom staff for giving him the chance to enjoy his first taste of coaching.
I would like to thank my team-mates and the staff at Cormack Park and Pittodrie.
I was only in the north east for a short time, but the fans made me feel welcome, so my thanks must go to them for showing me so much support.
Aberdeen is a huge club and I know there is a real determination to deliver success both on and off the pitch. I wish them all the best for the rest of the season.
Brown is best remembered for his 14-year stint at Celtic and his impressive Scotland career.
The record transfer fee between two Scottish clubs was set in 2007, when the Celtic player joined from Hibs.
He was a club legend at Celtic, winning 10 top-flight titles as well as six Scottish Cups and another six League Cups.
In Brendan Rodgers' first year as manager, Brown captained the Parkhead side to four successive trebles.
In 44 games against Rangers, Brown had a 51 per cent win rate and was often revelling in his role as a pantomime villain.
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In 2010 he picked up a red card and scored a memorable goal a year later in front of El-Hadji Diouf.
When reflecting on his most memorable match in a Celtic jersey against Rangers, Brown said that Joey talked a great game and he showed him a great game.
He had done all the talking off the field and I had done all the talking on it.
At the end of the game, he shook my hand and it was a battle. I was going to win it before the game started because he had been talking too much.
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He would have done that a lot in England, but he went back down and played in the English premier league.
It shows you what a top-quality side we had at the time that we were doing that to players who would go down to play in England, so it shows you how strong we were at the time.
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On December 6, 2020, Brown made his 600th appearance for Celtic, but three months later it was confirmed he would leave at the end of the season to join Aberdeen.
He didn't get the fairy tale ending he wanted at Celtic but he did get his final home game in an empty stadium. The same words were used after the match: captain, leader, and legend.
Despite never leading the national side to a major finals, Brown had a memorable 13-year spell playing for Scotland - a journey that began in 2005 when he made his debut against the USA.
He won 50 caps before quitting international football to focus on his club career.
He went back to the squad under Gordon Strachan in order to help lead the side to the World Cup.
The captain of the national side made himself unavailable for selection after talks with the manager.
The opportunity to become a manager in his own right was something that Brown saw as a first step in his journey.
The 36-year-old wanted to be a part of the team under former manager Glass.
Jim was from St Mirren. Brown was considered by the club to replace Goodwin but instead, Stephen Robinson took over and Brown has been on the sidelines since due to injury.
Brown played over 500 times for Celtic. He scored 50 goals for the club.
His best goals to appearances ratio was at Hibernian, where he scored two goals. Brown scored four international goals.
The majority of Brown's trophies were won with Celtic.
Between 2016 and 2020 he won a quadrupling of domestic titles, but Brown missed out on silverware in three of the last four seasons.
Ten of Brown's 23 trophy wins were Scottish titles. He has won the Scottish Cup six times and the Scottish League Cup seven times.
Brown has amassed a number of individual awards. He was the three-time winner of the Player of the Year award from the PFA Scotland.
He won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award in the 2006/07 season and was the SFWA Football of the Year for the 2017/18 season.
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