Yura Movsisyan returns to Real Salt Lake on 1-year loan

It's official - Yura Movsisyan has returned to Real Salt Lake.

Movsisyan, who played for RSL earlier in his career and won the 2009 MLS Cup with the team, has returned on a one-year loan deal that runs until Dec. 1, 2016 with a purchase option. The club officially announced the move Friday.

"For me, it's been a long time I've been wanting to come back," Movsisyan said in a statement. "Obviously Salt Lake was my first choice because it was such a great place for me and my family. I felt at home in Utah. Leaving with a championship - I want to come back and do that again.

"I want to win more championships with Salt Lake, with the club that I was part of the evolution. I was part of the team that went basically from the bottom to being champions. This is what I want to do again and what I'm excited about. For me, it's an amazing thing to come back."

(Courtesy: Yura Movsisyan)

Movsisyan joined Spartak Moscow in March 2013 and scored 27 goals in 66 appearances with the club. During his time in MLS, Movsisyan made 60 appearances, scoring 16 goals.