Soccer-Former Germany striker Kuranyi joins Hoffenheim

BERLIN, July 24 (Reuters) - Former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi returned to the Bundesliga after a five year absence by signing a one-year contract with Hoffenheim, the club said on Friday. The 33-year-old Kuranyi, who has been at Dynamo Moscow since 2010, played for VfB Stuttgart and Schalke 04 before moving to Russia. "After five years in Russia I am highly motivated to prove myself once more in the Bundesliga," he said in a club statement. Kuranyi won 52 caps but has not played for Germany since he was dropped from the squad for a World Cup qualifier against Russia in 2008 and stormed out of the stadium at halftime. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)