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Jean-Daniel Padovani (born January 17, 1980 in Perpignan) is a French goalkeeper currently playing for Angers SCO.

After the 2007/2008 season, he received the "Etoile d'or du meilleur gardien de Ligue 2" (Gold star for the best Ligue 2 goalkeeper) from the french football magazine France Football. However, at the end of the 2008-09 season, he was guilty of many errors that led to the disintegration of Angers' title challenge. His team-mate, Charles Diers, claimed that he was in the pay of the chairman of Racing Club Lens but this has yet to be verified.