Alfredo Manuel Mousinho Esteves (born 6 April 1976) is a

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and former player who played as a defender. Esteves began his management career at Albion Park White Eagles before being sacked in the 2012 season. He is now currently the coach of Fernhill under 20s as well as being the coaching coordinator at Albion Park Junior Football Club. Born in Portugal, Esteves played for the Timor-Leste national team.

Early life

Esteves was born to a Portuguese father and an East Timorese mother.

International career

Esteves was the captain of the

Timor-Leste national football team The Timor-Leste national football team () represents Timor-Leste in the senior men's international football. It is organised by the East Timor Football Federation, Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL) which is affiliated with the Asian ...

, 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

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against

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on 12 December 2004 and last played for the national team in the

2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification The 2008 AFF Championship qualification was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 17 to 25 October 2008 for the five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams play in a round-robin tournament format and the top two teams of the group qualify f ...

against

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on 25 October 2008 when he scored his first ever international goal.

International goals

Personal life

Although born in Portugal, Esteves holds dual citizenship with

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

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* 1976 births Living people C.D. Aves players East Timorese expatriate men's footballers East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Australia East Timorese football managers East Timorese men's footballers East Timorese people of Portuguese descent Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Footballers from Lisbon G.D. Gafanha players International sportspeople born abroad Men's association football defenders Minnesota Thunder players Portuguese expatriate football managers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Portuguese football managers Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese people of East Timorese descent Seacoast United Phantoms players Sportspeople of East Timorese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Timor-Leste men's international footballers USL First Division players {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub