Kenth Thure "Nubben" Norberg (born June 12, 1967) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and head coach. He later became the sports manager of TimrÃÂ¥ IK in the Swedish Swedish Elite League (SEL).
Norberg debuted as a young player for SollefteÃÂ¥ HK, and during his second season in 1987 he helped the team take a surprising spot in Allsvenskan in the spring of 1988. After SollefteÃÂ¥, Norberg was signed by Modo Hockey in Elitserien. Following a good debut season in Elitserien, Norberg had trouble establishing himself as a sophomore. He signed with recently demoted SkellefteÃÂ¥ AIK the following season, and became one of the team's most valuable players. After four seasons with SkellefteÃÂ¥ AIK, Norberg signed with TimrÃÂ¥ IK where he played his final three seasons before retirement.
After retiring as a player, Norberg took the job as assistant coach to Peo Larsson in TimrÃÂ¥ IK in 1997. Together they managed to bring TimrÃÂ¥ back to Elitserien in 2000. In their first Elitserien season they managed to avoid Kvalserien.
Prior to the 2001âÂÂ02 season Norberg left Larsson's side and took the job as the sports manager for TimrÃÂ¥. TimrÃÂ¥ struggled and Norberg was forced to fire his former coaching partner Larsson. TimrÃÂ¥ led by interim head coach Lars Molin avoided relegation and won Kvalserien. During the off season Norberg's competence was questioned by some. The already struggling team lost their star player Henrik Zetterberg to the Detroit Red Wings. Norberg signed several relatively unknown players such as Niklas Nordgren, Sanny Lindström, and goaltender Kimmo Kapanen. The team led by new head coach Kent Johansson surprised everyone as they finished third in the regular season and reaching the semifinals in the playoff. Norberg was praised for his effort, being commended as leader of the year by the ice hockey journalist association.
Norberg continued to work for TimrÃÂ¥ as the sports manager until February 4, 2008, when Frölunda HC announced that he would induct their general manager position on May 1, 2008. TimrÃÂ¥ announced the same day that they had released Norberg despite the fact that he had another four years remaining on his contract. Norberg is the first person in Elitserien with the title General Manager.
Norberg resigned from Frölunda HC mid-season during the 2010âÂÂ11 season. After TimrÃÂ¥'s then sports manager Stefan Lindqvist had been forced out from the organization, Norberg re-joined TimrÃÂ¥ as the club's sports manager.