Gonzalo Quesada to Coach Italy After 2023 Rugby World Cup
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Gonzalo Quesada to Coach Italy After 2023 Rugby World Cup
Gonzalo Quesada will become Italy coach after the 2023 Rugby World Cup replacing Kieran Crowley, the Italian federation announced Friday.
Originally from Buenos Aires, raised in the Hindu Club and graduated in Economics from the University of Belgrano, Quesada boasts a brilliant career as an opening midfielder and, in his 38 appearances with the Argentina jersey, he totaled 486 points, the fourth most prolific Puma of all time.
The 49-year-old former Argentinian fly-half has been in charge of Top 14 side Stade Francais since 2020 but will assume his new role in January 2024 and prepare the side for the Six Nations championship.
“The arrival of Gonzalo Quesada on the bench of Italy is great news for all of our rugby. We bring to our country and in our movement one of the most prominent young technicians on the international scene, who shares with us projects and ambitions, the vision of a national team that will know in the years to come, along the road that leads us to the Australian Rugby World Cup of 2027, represent a real danger to all opponents. We were impressed, by Gonzalo, not only a winning coach curriculum for such a young figure, but in particular his burning desire to make Italy a point of reference in the test-match landscape.
To realize this desire and this vision he has given up offers of great value, not only sporting, in a French championship where he enjoys great esteem and this makes his decision an even greater value. Together we want to route the Men's National Team towards the future it deserves and that, thanks to the work of those who preceded Gonzalo in this two-year period, has already begun to become a reality. We are waiting for him soon in Italy, together with his family to take the first steps of this new path that will kick off after the Rugby World Cup in September,” FIR President Marzio Innocenti said, welcoming Gonzalo Quesada.
To realize this desire and this vision he has given up offers of great value, not only sporting, in a French championship where he enjoys great esteem and this makes his decision an even greater value. Together we want to route the Men's National Team towards the future it deserves and that, thanks to the work of those who preceded Gonzalo in this two-year period, has already begun to become a reality. We are waiting for him soon in Italy, together with his family to take the first steps of this new path that will kick off after the Rugby World Cup in September,” FIR President Marzio Innocenti said, welcoming Gonzalo Quesada.
