Jean-Pierre Maradan (born 19 February 1954) is a former Swiss football player who played as a defender during the 1970s and 1980s. Maradan was brought up in Deitingen in the canton of Solothurn and started his football with the youth teams of the local football club. He transferred to FC Grenchen in 1970, played for their youth team Interregional and their first team Nationalliga B. The team won the Uhrencup 1971. They also won promotion to the Nationalliga A in 1971, but were relegated again at the end of the season 1972–73 .