Robin Propper says his year at Rangers was an 'eye opener'.
The Dutch central defender joined the Ibrox club from FC Twente in his homeland last summer.
After an unsuccessful year in Glasgow, he has now returned to his former team.
"It was an eye opener for me," Propper told Twente's official YouTube channel of his Rangers stint after moving back to the Netherlands. "I wasn’t aware of how foreign boys feel when they come to the Netherlands [before Rangers]. I think they need attention and time.
"You have to be constantly involved within the team. I have noticed that abroad, it is different.
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"The team spirit here at Twente is so strong. That has been a huge strength at Twente. I realise now that it has to be kept in check. You have to invest in that.
"You have to involve all the boys. That is one thing I want to take with me to the future."
With managerial change at Ibrox, the future of Propper and several other Rangers players was uncertain earlier this summer.
New head coach Russell Martin ultimately concluded the 31-year-old wouldn't be part of his plans.
"It was a long wait," said Propper. "I wanted to know how it would go with Rangers. A lot happened there, and I wanted to see how it went.
"I did pre-season and I played matches there. I don't think I missed much in terms of fitness
"Of course I want to say that I had a great adventure at a beautiful club with a rich history. I always wanted that in my career. I think I want to look at a different mirror after a while.
"I can say that I have done that now. It felt really good to come back to the club where I really wanted to be - where I felt at home. The first two days I immediately felt the feeling.
"In a year you experience a lot. I have noticed that now. In a foreign country, certain things are different. I'm glad that I was able to experience that.
"I played a lot of games. I had a lot of beautiful moments. Also a little less. In a year like this you experience so many things.
"You have to experience that in your career. The way you deal with other people, you learn from that. I am very happy that I was able to do that."
