I won't be Leven anything to chance át Hampden

Dons interim manager ready for home glory after coaching spells in Belarus and Russia

- SCOTT BURNS

PETER LEVEN has made big sacrifices to get this far in his coaching career.

That's why he's determined to see Aberdeen make their mark at Hampden this weekend.

The interim boss will lead the Dons out in Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final looking to upset the odds against Celtic.

It will be the biggest match of Leven's coaching career and he's thrilled he'll have his family there to witness it.

The 40-year-old has coached in England, Scotland, Belarus and Russia but kept his home in Newcastle, meaning long spells away from his wife and daughter.

But with Aberdeen just under five hours away - and Glasgow only three Leven said: "It's better than Russia, so I get to see them more than when I lived abroad for four years.