Willy Raymond Simonsen (1927 – 26 February 2011) was a Norwegian sports official.

He played football for Homansbyens BK during his youth, and after his active career he joined Årvoll IL

Årvoll IL

Årvoll Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Årvoll, Bjerke, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, orienteering and Nordic skiing....

. Simonsen spent his entire working career in the Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway

The Football Association of Norway is the governing body of football in Norway. Current FIFA World Champions It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League.The team are enjoying their best ever spell thanks to World Player of the...

. He started as a delivery boy in 1946. He later held tasks such as judicial adviser and press contact. In the 1980s he was acting secretary-general twice; first after Trygve Bornø

Trygve Bornø

-Active career:His career began in Harstad IL, but he made his name with Skeid where he played 419 matches between 1964 and 1978.VG awarded him the Player of the Year title in 1969.Between 1966 and 1972 he was capped 43 times for the Norwegian national team....

 quit in 1985 and then after Svein Erik Haagenrud quit in 1988. He served as assisting secretary-general until his retirement in 1997.

In 1996 he was awarded the King's Medal of Merit. He died in February 2011.