 He is now currently the coach of Fernhill under 20s as well as being the coaching coordinator at Albion Park Junior Football Club.Esteves was the captain of the Timor-Leste national football team, and earned 14 caps for the squad between 2003 and 2008 when he decided to retire from the national team.He made his senior international debut in the 2004 Tiger Cup against Malaysia on 12 December 2004 and last played for the national team in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification against Laos on 25 October 2008 when he scored his first ever international goal.