[5] Overall, in internationals he scored twenty or more points in individual matches against seven teams: Canada, Samoa, Ireland, the USA, Wales, Japan and France, and a total of four tries,[6] with a 50% winning record.

[8][circular reference] The English media nicknamed him Speedy Gonzalo due to the extraordinary length of time he took preparing to take kicks at goal.

[12] He ended a run of previous failures under the leadership of leading international coaches and players, turning the team around in short order.

[15] In June of the same year reports indicated that he would take up a new position as sports director at the Basque Country club Biarritz Olympique in the subsequent season.

[17] In August 2018, the Argentine Super Rugby team Los Jaguares confirmed his appointment as their new head coach in the southern hemisphere's premier club competition.

[18] In his first year in this role in 2019, Quesada brought his side through a busy schedule to achieving their first appearance in a Super Rugby final in Christchurch, New Zealand, finishing as 19:3 losers in a tight contest, which featured about a quarter of the current All Blacks and the majority of the Argentine international squad.

[22] On June 16, 2023 the Italian Rugby Federation officially announced that Gonzalo Quesada had been selected as the new head coach of the Italy, replacing the New-Zealander Kieran Crowley from 1 January 2024.