 Tauriņš was notable not only for his club successes, but also for his career with the Latvian national team.His international career spenned 10 years (from 1925 to 1935) during which Tauriņš played in 39 matches for the national team and scored 10 goals, making him the fifth most-capped footballer in pre-war Latvia and the country's fourth highest international goal-scorer.One of his goals brought Latvia victory in the first-ever Baltic Cup.