 Nordlie returned to Kongsvinger in September 2011, after Per Brogeland was fired, to save the club from relegation to the Second Division.The club was 11th, two points ahead of the relegation zone when Nordlie arrived, and finished the season as the 7th best team in the 1. divisjon.He originally joined Kongsvinger on a short-term contract, but decided to stay at the club for another year, before he left Kongsvinger after the 2012 season.