Jean-Daniel Padovani (born 17 January 1980) is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he received the " Etoile d'Or du meilleur gardien de Ligue 2" (Gold star for the best Ligue 2 goalkeeper) from the magazine France Football. Padovani was part of the Comoros national football team coaching team during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.