Former RSL and KC forward Movsisyan transfers to Spartak Moscow
Just two years after leaving Major League Soccer for Europe,
forward Yura Movsisyan has made a big-money move to Spartak
Moscow.  Movsisyan is heading to Spartak on a $9.7 million
transfer from FC Krasnodar. The transfer is the second-largest
ever involving a current or former MLS players. Only Jozy
Altidore’s $10 million transfer to Villarreal from the New York
Red Bulls was larger.  Movsisyan moved to Europe after the 2009
MLS season, helping Real Salt Lake win an MLS Cup title before
moving to Danish club Randers. A successful stint in Denmark
earned him a $3.2 million move to Russian side FC Krasnodar,
where he enjoyed two impressive seasons, scoring 23 goals and
earning the attention of Spartak Moscow.  The No. 4 pick in the
2006 MLS Draft by the Kansas City Wizards, Movsisyan spent four
years in MLS, scoring 20 goals during that time.  A native of
Azerbaijan, Movsisyan spent a year playing at Pasadena City
College, where MLS scouts and di