LA PAZ, Bolivia — A Bolivian soccer coach has quit after drawing heavy criticism for playing his 12-year-old son in a premier division game.

Julio Cesar Baldivieso played his son Mauricio on Sunday in the final 10 minutes of Aurora’s 1-0 loss to La Paz.
The newspaper La Razon quoted Baldivieso as saying Mauricio played well, but much of the media and even the coach’s club questioned the performance and the decision to use the youngster. The boy turned 13 Wednesday.
Baldivieso said he and his club agreed he should resign. Baldivieso took over the team last year as a player-coach and only coached this year. He led the team into this year’s Copa Libertadores.
Baldivieso played more than 80 times for Bolivia until 2005.