| Walter Krause | |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1953 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1971–1972 |
| Clubs1: | Kickers Offenbach |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1972–1974 |
| Clubs2: | Hamburger SV |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1974–1975 |
| Clubs3: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1974–1975 |
| Clubs4: | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 1975–1976 |
| Clubs5: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1975–1976 |
| Clubs6: | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 13 |
| Years7: | 1976–1984 |
| Clubs7: | Kickers Offenbach |
| Caps7: | 263 |
| Goals7: | 100 |
Walter Krause (born 8 May 1953) is a German former footballer.
He scored 119 goals in the 2. Bundesliga.[1] Before the start of the 2012–13 season only four players amassed more goals than Krause in the (West) German second division.[2]