Anna Pohjanen

Ahead of the 1998 season, Älvsjö AIK beat competition from other clubs to sign Pohjanen from Sunnanå SK, where she had spent her entire career to that point. In her first season Älvsjö secured their fourth successive Damallsvenskan title, gaining Pohjanen her first winner's medal. She won her second in 1999, when Älvsjö retained their title again. After the 2000 season, Pohjanen considered retiring from football to concentrate on her music. But she accepted a new contract from Älvsjö which allowed her to miss training for her recording sessions. She stopped playing altogether after 2001. Pohjanen later worked as an advisor to women's football players and founded a sports management firm with lawyer and former Älvsjö teammate Lotta Fridh. She was careful not to have any involvement in transfers as she was not a FIFA-registered agent. ==Music career==

Singer-songwriter Pohjanen released debut album "Better Things To Do" in December 2001 on Label This, a subsidiary of Bonnier Amigo Music Group (BAMG). It contained lyrics in English, underpinned by guitar-based soft rock. The album received a mixed critical reception; with Norrköpings Tidningar praising "competent", "worthy" pop in the PJ Harvey mould. Svenska Dagbladet's review was less complementary, suggesting that none of the songs got off the ground. The album failed to chart. ==Personal life==

In 1999 Pohjanen was in a relationship with professional National Hockey League (NHL) player Mats Lindgren. ==References==