FORMER Charlton star Mark Fish has spoken of his horror after hooded robbers raided his home.

The central defender was bound and gagged by the four men and told to co-operate for the sake of his two children.

Mr Fish, 31, was asleep in bed at his mansion in Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, when the robbers burst in.

His wife Loui, 32, was sleeping in a neighbouring room with their children Luke, seven, and Zeke, four.

One of the raiders jumped on the former South African international's back and forced him downstairs to the games room.

He was tied to a massage chair where his hands were bound behind his back. His feet were then tied together and a t-shirt put over his head.

Socks were also stuffed in his mouth to stop him from shouting for help.

The gang made of with £200,000 of jewellery from a safe tripping the alarm as they fled.

Once they had gone, Mr Fish managed to hop upstairs where he woke his wife and children.

He said: "At first I was filled with fear and concern for my family.

"But now it's made me really angry.

"People think they can just come in and take what someone has worked hard for.

"Who are they to take away the privacy of my wife and children?"

Mr Fish, who retired from football at the start of the season, could not sleep after the attack and has hired a bodyguard to protect his home.

Former lingerie model Mrs Fish says Luke especially has been left traumatised.

The couple, who come from South Africa, a country known for its high crime rate, say the robbery has not put them off living in Chislehurst.

Mr Fish, who joined Charlton in November 2000, after spells with Italian side Lazio and Bolton Wanderers, said: "If people want to invade your space, they can do it anywhere in the world."

The couple have praised Bromley's police and say they are going to donate cash they have received from a national newspaper to a police Christmas party.

Anyone with information about the robbery, which occurred after midnight on Saturday, should call police on 020 8284 9966.