Career
Chilingaryan was born in Yerevan. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1984 for Football Club Ararat Yerevan. He managed Armenian clubs Football Club Van Yerevan, Gandzasar Football Club, Football Club Armavir, Football Club Kotayk, Ulisses Football Club and Armenia U-17.
He died in Grenoble after a long illness.